Ruth Benerito
Ruth Mary Benerito (born on 12. January 1916 in New Orleans as Ruth Mary Rogan , died on 5. October 2013 in Metairie , Louisiana ) was an American chemist .
Life
Benerito began studying chemistry at the age of 15 at H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College, the women's college at Tulane University ( B.Sc. 1935). After studying at Bryn Mawr College , she returned to New Orleans and received a master's degree from Tulane University in 1938 . In 1948 she received his doctorate from the University of Chicago finally to the Ph.D.
After teaching at various institutions, she joined the United States Department of Agriculture Research Center (USDA) in New Orleans in 1953 . Here she devoted herself to the further development of fat emulsions for intravenous nutrition . In 1958 she became head of the USDA Cotton and Cotton Products Research Laboratory . Your published in the years to work on the networking of cellulose - polymer proved to be a pioneer for developing wrinkle-resistant cotton fabric.
Awards
- 1968: Federal Woman Award
- 1968: Southern Chemist Award
- 1970: Garvan Olin Medal
- 1972: Southwest Regional Award from the American Chemical Society
- 1981: Honorary Doctorate from Tulane University
- 2002: Lemelson-MIT Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2008: Induced into the National Inventors Hall of Fame
Web links
- Margalit Fox: Ruth Benerito, 97, Is Dead; Made Cotton Cloth Behave , obituary in The New York Times (online edition), October 8, 2013.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Benerito, Ruth |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Benerito, Ruth Mary (full name); Rogan, Ruth Mary (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 12, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Orleans |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th October 2013 |
| Place of death | Metairie |