“I had the courage to dream the impossible.” – Uma Chowdhry
Emmy Umana
Margaret H. Rousseau
The first woman to earn a PhD in chemical engineering from MIT, the first woman member of AIChE, the first female AIChE Fellow, and the first woman to receive AIChE’s Founders Award.
Sir John Cornforth
“In a world where it is so easy to neglect, deny, corrupt and suppress the truth, the scientist may find his discipline severe.” – Sir John Cornforth
Fred Begay
The first Native American to receive a Ph.D. in Physics.
Erik Sorensen
“If you’re Native American and you grow up worshipping nature, you don’t naturally gravitate to a field like chemistry. But I did. I became inspired by [chemical] transformations as a young student.” – Erik Sorenson
Mary G. Ross
The first known Native American engineer and notable engineer in the field of aerospace design.
Martin P. Gouterman
Political activist and chemist who made significant contributions towards the field of quantum chemistry.
Mario Molina
“Scientists can depict the problems that will affect the environment based on available evidence, but their solution is not the responsibility of scientists, but of society as a whole.” – Mario Molina
John Pham
Editor-in-Chief of Cell journal.
Sally Ride
“Studying whether there’s life on Mars or studying how the universe began, there’s something magical about pushing back the frontiers of knowledge” – Sally Ride