Interfacial Sciences and Electrochemistry
“Always doing things just right, to set an example for others who were coming behind me, especially women.” Gladys West was born on Oct. 27, 1930 in Sutherland, VA to a rural farming family. Facing financial and racial barriers, West needed to walk 3 miles to a one room schoolhouse as a kid, but quickly …
“I am a dreamer who dreams, sees visions, and listens always to the still, small voice. I am a trail-blazer." – Susan Picotte
The first person to discover the effects of oxygen free radicals on cell death and aging.
The first Diné (Navajo) to become board certified in surgery.
“Visibility is important for mental health, for standing up to injustices, and for mentoring current colleagues and future scientists.” – Lauren Esposito
“I call the endemic plants the first Hawaiians. Gingers and heliconias will grow elsewhere. The endemic plants will not. This is their home. It’s like the Hawaiian people - they belong here.” – Isabella Abbott
“We need health, but above all we need to create a grounding for healthy public policy that redresses and salvages the growing inequities. We cannot achieve a healthier us without achieving a healthier, more equitable health care system, and ultimately, a more equitable society.” – Helen Trías
“Most innovations are not obvious to other people at the time. You have to believe in yourself. If you’ve got a good idea, follow it even when others say it’s not.” – Frances H. Arnold
“I feel that if you give the world the best that you can, the best will always come back to you.” – Fe Del Mundo
“Science and everyday life cannot and should not be separated." – Rosalind Franklin