Jeanne Burbank

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Jeanne Burbank
Born(1915-05-08)May 8, 1915
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedMarch 2, 2002(2002-03-02) (aged 86)
Phoenix, Arizona
NationalityAmerican
Alma materAmerican University, University of Pennsylvania
SpouseRobert Clowe Burbank
Scientific career
FieldsElectrochemistry

Jeanne Beadle Burbank (May 8, 1915 – March 2, 2002)

silver-zinc batteries used in submarines. She was acknowledged internationally as an expert in the field of electrochemistry.[1]

Early life and career

Jeanne Beadle was born in

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on May 8, 1915, to John Bookwalter Beadle and Isabelle (Peacock) Beadle. She had a younger brother, John Beadle, Jr., and a sister, Joan Beadle (later Gailar).[1] Much of Jeanne's childhood was spent in Washington, D.C.[1][2] Prior to entering high school, Jeanne was home-schooled by her father, John Bookwalter Beadle.[3] He was a civil engineer with degrees in mining and metallurgy. He worked with the United States Bureau of Reclamation and later with Brock & Weymouth, an aerial photography company.[2]

Jeanne received a B.A. in chemistry from

Hodgkin's lymphoma,[2] Jeanne and her daughter returned to Washington, D.C., where she was hired as a research chemist by Joseph Clark White[3] at the United States Naval Research Laboratory (NRL).[1]

Research

White's group was working to improve living conditions on submarines.

chlorine gas if salt water contaminated the battery, and corrosion of the submarine's hull if an electrolyte leak went undetected.[4] During her 25-year career at the Naval Research Laboratory, Burbank published 35 articles, obtained several patents, and was acknowledged internationally as an expert in the field of electrochemistry.[1] When the first nuclear submarine, the USS Nautilus (SSN-571), was developed, Burbank was able to view the actual working conditions in which her batteries would be installed and used, and set up her own laboratory at the NRL with similar conditions for development and testing of her designs.[3][2]

Her 1949 report, Phosphate Coatings on Steel,

silver-zinc.[11][12] In 1969, she was commended when awarded the William Blum award: "Your methods of applying X-ray and electron microscopy to the materials and components of lead-acid and silver-zinc batteries have made a substantial contribution to the understanding of battery grid corrosion and active materials reactions."[3]

Awards

Later life

In 1971, Jeanne retired. She settled in Tucson, Arizona, where she enjoyed interests in archaeology and Native American history and culture. An oil painter, she frequently chose the Sonoran Desert and Native Americans as subjects of her paintings.[2] In 1986 she moved to Scottsdale, Arizona, with her sister, Joan Beadle Gailar. In 1997, after the death of her sister, Jeanne moved to Phoenix, Arizona. She died in Phoenix on March 2, 2002.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Jeanne Beadle Burbank". The Washington Post. March 17, 2002. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
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  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Battery Heroines: Jeanne Burbank – Pushing back the boundaries of lead". BCI 2015 Yearbook. Batteries International. 45–46. 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Submarine Batteries". Fleet Submarine. November 2015. Archived from the original on 2 February 2003. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  5. ^ Burbank, J. B., Phosphate Coatings on Steel, Parts 1 and 2, Naval Res. Lab. Reports C-3481 , June 1, 1949, and C-3510, July 28, 1949
  6. ^ Lander, J. J., and Burbank, J. B., Positive-Grid Corrosion in the Lead-Acid Cell: Corrosion Hates of Tin Alloys and the Effect of Acid Concentration on Corrosion, Naval Research Laboratory Report 4076, November 7, 1952.
  7. ^ Simon, Albert C. and Burbank, Jeanne B. Subgrain structure in lead and lead-antimony alloys. Washington, D.C : Naval Research Laboratory Report 3941, 1952.
  8. ^ J. J. LANDER ET AL 2,821,565 BATTERY GRID AND PLATE Filed Oct. 19, 1955 (PDF). United States Patent Office. January 28, 1958.
  9. ISBN 978-1-4613-4416-2
    . Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  10. ^ Burbank, J., "Identification and Characterization of Electrochemical Reaction Products by X-Ray Diffraction", Nav. Res. Lab. (U. S.) Rep. 6626, 1967.
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  14. ^ "Battery Division Research Award". The Electrochemical Society. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  15. ^ "National Capital Section William Blum Award" (PDF). ECS Annual Report 2013. The Electrochemical Society. p. 129. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
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