Interfacial Sciences and Electrochemistry
Author of Mission to Space, a children’s book about his space travels, which includes an English to Chickasaw vocabulary list. John Herrington is a retired NASA astronaut who was the first enrolled citizen of a Native American tribe to fly in space. John was born in Wetumka, Oklahoma into the Chickasaw Nation. He moved and …
“The head of the division I was to be in did not like minorities. Because I was an Indian. I just didn’t ever realize why he had it against me. But that’s the way the world is sometimes.” Floy Agnes Lee was born on July 23, 1922 in Albuquerque, NM. Lee’s parents taught at Albuquerque …
The 1st Native American Woman Archeologist. Bertha Parker was born to the Seneca tribe in Chautauqua County, NY on Aug. 30, 1907. As a child, she would join her father on archeological digs until her parents divorced. Parker moved to Los Angeles with her mother, and as a teenager, Parker would work as an actor …
“We will never be successful and safe as a society unless we attend to all issues and all people.” Huda Zoghbi was born in Beirut, Lebanon in 1954. Since a young age, Zoghbi was encouraged to pursue academics by her mother who emphasized the importance of education in securing Zoghbi’s independence as a woman in …
First woman to receive the World Food Prize and inventor of Quality Protein Maize. Evangelina Villegas was born in Mexico City, MX on October 24th, 1924. Villegas double majored at National Polytechnic Institute and obtained a B.A. in chemistry and biology, often finding herself as one of few women in her classes. In 1950, Villegas …
“I encourage women to raise their hand, be ready to tell their story, and ask for what they want.” Anabella Villalobos was born in Panama City in the early 1960s. She discovered her passion of chemistry in high school and obtained her B.S. in chemistry at the University of Panama. In 1981, Villalobos earned a …
“We want and we ask for equality. Not colonial control or protection. We [support] the same ideal of the American union with equality in rights and in duties.” José Celso Barbosa Alcalá was a physician, polemicist, professor, politician, and publisher, born on July 27, 1857 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Barbosa was one of the 1st …
American record-holder for the longest space flight at 371 days. Francisco Rubio was born on December 11th, 1975 in Los Angeles, CA, and grew up in El Salvador with his mother and grandmother until immigrating to Miami, FL in 1981 during the Salvadoran Civil War. His mother raised him to value hard work, and he …
“It’s not easy, but we’re doing it.” Dr. Magaña is a lunar postdoc fellow at John Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory where she studies Earth’s Moon and Jupiter’s moon, Titan. Magaña was born on May 10th, 1994 in Van Nuys, CA and is a first-generation Salvadoran-American. Magaña obtained her B.S. in physics at Emporia State University, …
“Your enthusiasm and academic abilities are what matter, regardless of physical impairment.” Haroon was born in Manchester, UK in the 1970s. As a child, Haroon was diagnosed with Charcot Marie Tooth Disease—a condition in which the body’s peripheral nerves deteriorate. Haroon was placed in a separate school for children with disabilities but quickly outperformed the …