Cherlynlavaughn Bradley

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Cherlyn Bradley
Born
Cherlynlavaughn Bradley

(1951-10-27)October 27, 1951
DiedAugust 30, 2014(2014-08-30) (aged 62)
Alma materNorthwestern University (PhD)
Illinois Wesleyan University (BS)
Scientific career
InstitutionsAmoco

Cherlynlavaughn Bradley (October 27, 1951 – August 30, 2014) was an American chemist who worked at Amoco.

Early life and education

Bradley was born in

magna cum laude in 1973, and went on to study inorganic chemistry at graduate school.[2] At Northwestern University, Bradley was, again, the only African-American woman in the department. She worked on polymer semiconductors and linear permethylpolysilanes.[3] She earned her PhD in 1978.[1][4]

Research and career

Bradley joined

Royal Dutch Shell, Chevron Corporation, Mobil and Marathon Oil.[1] She was likely the only African-American woman with a PhD to work at Amoco, and made efforts to mentor young women.[1]

She developed a

Microwave plasma gas chromatography detector that could detect trace elements.[1] She worked with Hewlett-Packard to develop a small version of the equipment.[1] She was recognised for her ability to determine polymer contaminants. She was a member of the American Chemical Society's Project SEED, an organisation that brought students from economically disadvantaged background to Amoco for the summer.[1][4] She mentored girls for the Girl Scouts of the USA chemistry award.[1][4] Bradley was a member of the American Chemical Society's Women Chemists committee.[5] She died after a short illness on August 30, 2014.[1][6]

References

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  2. ^ Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill ) (1975). Annual commencement / Northwestern University. Northwestern University. Evanston, Ill. : The University.
  3. ^ "THE CHICAGO SECTION MOURNS THE LOSS OF CHEMICAL BULLETIN EDITOR CHERLYNLAVAUGHN BRADLEY" (PDF). ACS. 2014. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  4. ^ a b c "Passings: Northwestern Magazine - Northwestern University". www.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  5. ^ "Women Chemists Committee News Fall '12 | Mentorship | Inquiry Based Learning". Scribd. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  6. ^ "Titans in the News | Illinois Wesleyan". www.iwu.edu. Retrieved 2018-09-14.