“I had the courage to dream the impossible.” – Uma Chowdhry
Throughout her career, Chowdhry made major contributions to ceramic catalysts, conductors, and superconductors at DuPont. She studied physics at the University of Mumbai, then obtained her PhD in Material Science at MIT. At DuPont, she joined the R&D department and helped develop ceramic pastes used in photovoltaics and electronic packaging. Although hesitant to give up lab work, Chowdhry pursued an early opportunity to join management as a lab director, and she eventually led as DuPont’s Chief Science and Technology Officer. Chowdhry was elected as an American Ceramic Society Fellow and member of the National Academy of Engineering.