Jeanette G. Grasselli

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Jeanette Gecsy Grasselli Brown (born August 4, 1928 in Cleveland , Ohio ) is an American chemist and spectroscopist .

Life

Jeanette Gecsy was born in Cleveland in 1928 to Vera and Nicholas Gecsy. Her parents were immigrants from different parts of what would later become Hungary . They settled in the small Hungarian community in the then growing industrial location Cleveland and worked for National Malleable & Steel Castings Co. , their father later also ran his own foundry , which went bankrupt after the end of the Second World War . She grew up with her brother Robert, who was 18 months younger than her. Both went to school in Cleveland and, at the request of their parents, were to study later. After high school , Jeanette studied chemistry at Ohio University from 1946 and received her Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in 1950 . Her brother studied physics but died of Hodgkin's lymphoma at the age of 26 .

Jeanette Gecsy got a job at Standard Oil of Ohio (SOhio) in 1950 , where she was supposed to investigate the possibilities and applicability of infrared spectroscopy and to familiarize herself with the then newly emerging instruments. In addition, she completed courses at Western Reserve University , where she completed her master's degree (M.Sc.) in chemistry in 1958 . Over the years she has become one of the leading application specialists in infrared and Raman spectroscopy , has developed new methods for analytical chemistry and has written several textbooks. She rose to SOhio (later BP- America) as Director of Corporate Research and until her retirement in 1989 she held the highest management position of a woman in the company. She is u. a. Member of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the Society for Applied Spectroscopy (President 1970). She has received several awards during her 38-year career, including the ACS Garvan Olin Medal in 1986, and an honorary doctorate in 1978 from Ohio University, which today presents the Jeanette G. Grasselli Brown Undergraduate Research Award as part of its student grants.

Jeanette Gecsy married Robert Grasselli in 1957. After separating from her first husband, she married her long-term work colleague Glenn Brown in 1987 and is now called Jeanette Gecsy Grasselli Brown.

Awards (selection)

  • 1980: William Wright Award (The Coblentz Society)
  • 1983: Distinguished Service Award (Society for Applied Spectroscopy)
  • 1986: Garvan Olin Medal ( American Chemical Society )
  • 1989: Ohio Women's Hall of Fame
  • 1993: Award in Analytical Chemistry (American Chemical Society)
  • 1999: Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences (American Chemical Society)

Works (selection)

  • Edward G. Brame, Jr., Jeanette G. Grasselli: Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy. Marcel Dekker, 1977, ISBN 978-0-8247-6526-2 .
  • Jeanette G. Grasselli, Marcia K. Snavely, Bernard J. Bulkin: Chemical Applications of Raman Spectroscopy. Wiley & Sons, 1981, ISBN 978-0-471-08541-6 .
  • Jeanette G. Grasselli: The Analytical Approach. American Chemical Society, 1983, ISBN 978-0-8412-0753-0 .
  • Jeanette G. Grasselli, Bernard J. Bulkin: Analytical Raman Spectroscopy. Wiley & Sons, 1991, ISBN 978-0-471-51955-3 .
  • Daimay Lin-Vien, Norman B. Colthup, William G. Fateley, Jeanette G. Grasselli: Handbook of Infrared and Raman Characteristic Frequencies of Organic Molecules. Academic Press, 1991, ISBN 978-0-08-057116-4 .

literature

  • Elizabeth H. Oakes: Encyclopedia of World Scientists. Revised Edition, Facts On File, 2007, ISBN 978-1-4381-1882-6 , pp. 288 f.
  • Jacqueline Jones Royster: Profiles of Ohio Women, 1803-2003. Ohio University Press, 2003, ISBN 978-0-8214-1508-5 , p. 173.
  • Tiffany K. Wayne: American Women of Science Since 1900. Volume 1 (A-H), ABC-CLIO, 2011, ISBN 978-1-59884-158-9 , pp. 457-459.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c Jeanette Grasselli Brown. clevelandwomen.com, accessed October 7, 2017.
  2. ^ Jeanette G. Grasselli Brown Undergraduate Research Award. College of Arts & Sciences, Ohio University. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  3. ↑ Tiffany K. Wayne: American Women of Science Since 1900. Volume 1 (AH), ABC-CLIO, 2011, ISBN 978-1-59884-158-9 , pp. 457-459.
  4. ^ The Williams-Wright Award. The Coblentz Society, accessed October 5, 2017.
  5. ↑ SAS Awards. Society for Applied Spectroscopy, accessed October 5, 2017.
  6. ^ Jeanette Grasselli Brown. Ohio Women's Hall of Fame Bio, The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, accessed October 5, 2017.
  7. ^ ACS Award in Analytical Chemistry. American Chemical Society, accessed October 5, 2017.
  8. ^ ACS Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences. American Chemical Society, accessed October 5, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Grasselli, Jeanette G.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brown, Jeanette Gecsy Grasselli (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American chemist and spectroscopist
DATE OF BIRTH 4th August 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Cleveland , Ohio