Toshiko Mayeda

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Toshiko Mayeda
meteorites and of isotopes of oxygen
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Chicago
Academic advisorsRobert N. Clayton

Toshiko K. Mayeda (née Kuki) (1923–13 February 2004) was a Japanese American chemist who worked at the Enrico Fermi Institute in the University of Chicago. She worked on climate science and meteorites from 1958 to 2004.

Early life and education

Toshiko Mayeda was born in

Tule Lake War Relocation Center.[2][3] Whilst there she met her future husband, Harry Mayeda.[4] After the war, she graduated with a bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of Chicago in 1949.[5]

Research

Mayeda worked initially as a laboratory assistant to

oxygen isotope analysis.[9] Later, she worked with Cesare Emiliani on isotopic evaluation of the ice age.[10][11] When Urey retired from the university in 1958, Mayeda was persuaded to remain there by Robert N. Clayton, and collaborate with him on applications of mass spectroscopy.[12] She was described as an indomitable research assistant.[13][14]

Mayeda and Clayton's first research paper considered the use of

Apollo Program.[8][14]
In 1992, a new type of meteorite, the
Solar Nebula.[23] They analysed Shergotty meteorites, proposing that there could have been a water-rich atmosphere on Mars[24] and studied the Bocaiuva meteorite, finding that the Eagle Station meteorite was formed due to impact heating.[25]

In 2002 Mayeda was awarded the Society Merit Prize from the Geochemical Society of Japan.[7] In the same year, an asteroid was named after her.[7] Mayeda's husband, Harry, died in 2003. Mayeda suffered from cancer and died on February 13, 2004.[7] In 2008, the book Oxygen in the Solar System was dedicated to Clayton and Mayeda.[26]

References

  1. ^ a b "Toshiko K. Mayeda, Chemist, 1923-2004". www-news.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
  2. ^ "Japanese American Internee Data File: Toshiko Kuki". National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "Social Welfare Appointment Notes" (PDF). Berkeley. 1943-09-20. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
  4. ^ "Japanese American Archival Collection" (PDF). Sacramento State. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  5. ^ "The University of Chicago Magazine: June 2004". magazine.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
  6. ^ Van Tiggelen, Bridget (2019). "The women behind the periodic table" (PDF). Nature. 565: 561.
  7. ^ a b c d "Toshiko K. Mayeda, 81". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
  8. ^
    S2CID 201220619
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  9. ISBN 9780226662084
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  10. ISSN 0016-7606
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  11. OCLC 209984881.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link
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    ISSN 0084-6597
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  13. doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.1982.tb00090.x
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  14. ^ a b Shindell, Matthew (March 2020). "The indomitable Toshiko Mayeda". Chemistry World. 17 (3): 36–37.
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  16. ^ "Robert N. Clayton, 'one of the giants' of cosmochemistry, 1930-2017". www.myscience.org. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
  17. ^ "In Memorian, Bob Clayton (1930–2017)" (PDF). Elements Magazine. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  18. ISSN 0012-821X
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  19. ISBN 9781316867396
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  20. ISSN 0016-7037
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  21. ISSN 0012-821X
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  22. ISSN 0026-1114.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
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  23. ISSN 0016-7037
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  24. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2009.01.042
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  25. ISSN 0026-1114
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  26. ^ "Solar system book dedicated to Robert Clayton, 'Mr. Oxygen'". University of Chicago News. 22 May 2008. Retrieved 2018-08-05.

Further reading

  • Glenn J. MacPherson, ed. (2008). Oxygen in the Solar System.
    ISBN 9780939950805
    .
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