Lin Lanying’s work laid the foundation for the development of microelectronics and optoelectronics in China. She started a new research field and attracted the world’s attention to her research on the space growth of gallium arsenide crystals and their properties.
20th century Russian chemist and engineer, who was the first to synthesise alkene complexes of platinum, discovered heptavalent states of plutonium and other actinides and created and improved processes for radionuclide production.
The first woman to graduate in chemical engineering who went on to work in physics and geology as well as a career as an aviator
Irish crystallographer and pioneer in X-ray crystallography
Irish-American particle physicist
Physicist and pioneer of the kindergarten movement in Western Australia.
Australian physicist from the 1890s
Phyllis Nicol was a demonstrator in physics, University of Sydney 1927-1933, a tutor in physics at the Women’s College 1934-1945 and finally a lecturer in physics 1946-1964. She co-wrote the book “Physics: Fundamental Laws and Principles”.
Edith Nelson was a Lecturer in Natural Philosophy at the University of Melbourne 1948-1953. She had taught in the department in 1923 as a demonstrator and 1924-1948 as a senior demonstrator.
Edna Sayce was a demonstrator in physics at the University of Sydney 1917-1918 and lecturer 1923. She was a lecturer at the in physics at the Sydney Teachers College 1919-1922 and later a science teacher at Trinity Grammar School, Sydney 1940-1945.