Uma Chowdhry
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Awards | IRI Medal (2011) |
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Fields | Materials science |
Institutions | Ford Motor Company, DuPont |
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Uma Chowdhry (1947 - January 7, 2024) was an American
Early life and education
Chowdhry was born in
Career
DuPont
She joined DuPont in 1977 as a research scientist[12] in
The following year she was appointed Laboratory Director of the Jackson Laboratory for the Specialty Chemicals group.
In 2006 she became Senior Vice President and Global Chief Science and Technology Officer of DuPont,[1][2][14] responsible for the company's core research programs and the DuPont "APEX" portfolio of research programs including basic chemistry, materials science and biotechnology.[14] She retired in September 2010, becoming Chief Science & Technology Officer Emeritus.[15]
In response to contamination of Ohio river caused by perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA, also known as C8), the key ingredient in Teflon, and subsequent cases of cancer and other medical issues, when asked if this C8 chemical could be responsible for babies born with deformities in 2 out of 8 former DuPont women employees, Ms. Uma responded "In the realm of scientific facts, this is not considered a statistically significant sample."[16]
Other contributions
Chowdhry has served on study groups for the
She has served on the board of directors for the Industrial Research Institute (2002-2005),[12] Baxter International Inc. (2012-),[21] LORD Corporation (2010-),[22] the Advisory Board for Advanced Technology at the National Institute of Standards (NIST, 2010),[15][12] the National Inventors Hall of Fame[17] and the Laboratory Operations Board for the Department of Energy for the US Government.[17] She was appointed to the Laboratory Operations Board for the U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, D.C. in 2002.
Chowdhry has served on advisory boards of engineering schools at MIT, University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University and the University of Delaware.[17]
Uma Chowdhry and her husband, Vinay Chowdhry, lived in Wilmington, Delaware.
Chowdhry died on January 7, 2024 after a long illness preceded by a stroke.[23]
Awards and honors
For her contributions to the science of ceramics, Chowdhry was elected Fellow of the American Ceramic Society in 1989,[24][25] where she chaired the Academy's Emerging Technologies Committee, 2002–2004.
She was elected a member to the National Academy of Engineering in 1996 for the application of advanced ceramic technologies to novel catalyst structures, large-scale chemical synthesis, and multilayer electronic circuit manufacture.[26] Besides her membership, she has served on the program advisory board and election subcommittees. She was also elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2003.[27]
Chowdhry received the 2011 IRI Medal for her leadership contributions at DuPont.[12][28] Chowdhry received the 2011 Earle B. Barnes Award for Leadership in Chemical Research Management from the American Chemical Society.[29]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Center for Oral History. "Uma Chowdhry". Science History Institute.
- ^ a b c d e f Domush, Hilary (25 August 2011). Uma Chowdhry, Transcript of an Interview Conducted by Hilary Domush at Experimental Station Wilmington, Delaware on 24 and 25 August 2011. Philadelphia, PA: Chemical Heritage Foundation.
- ^ Machiels, C. J.; Chowdhry, U.; Staley, R. H.; Ohuchi, F.; Sleight, A. W. Formaldehyde from methanol. Catal. Convers. Synth. Gas Alcohols Chem., [Proc. Symp.] (1984), 413-18.
- ^ Contractor, R. M.; Bergna, H. E.; Horowitz, H. S.; Blackstone, C. M.; Malone, B.; Torardi, C. C.; Griffiths, B.; Chowdhry, U.; Sleight, A. W. Butane oxidation to maleic anhydride over vanadium phosphate catalysts. Catalysis Today (1987), 1(1-2), 49-58.
- ^ Chowdhry, U.; Barkley, J. R.; English, A. D.; Sleight, A. W. New inorganic proton conductors. Materials Research Bulletin (1982), 17(7), 917-33.
- ^ Sleight, Arthur W.; Chowdhry, Uma. Superconductivity and the metal-semiconductor transition. Advanced Ceramic Materials (1987), 2(3B), 713-18.
- ^ Subramanian, M. A.; Torardi, C. C.; Calabrese, J. C.; Gopalakrishnan, J.; Morrissey, K. J.; Askew, T. R.; Flippen, R. B.; Chowdhry, U.; Sleight, A. W. A new high-temperature superconductor: Bi2Sr3−xCaxCu2O8+y. Science (Washington, DC, United States) (1988), 239(4843), 1015-17.
- ^ Torardi, C. C.; Subramanian, M. A.; Calabrese, J. C.; Gopalakrishnan, J.; Morrissey, K. J.; Askew, T. R.; Flippen, R. B.; Chowdhry, U.; Sleight, A. W. Crystal structure of Tl2Ba2Ca2Cu3O10, a 125 K superconductor. Science (Washington, DC, United States) (1988), 240(4852), 631-4.
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- ^ Subramanian, M. A.; Corbin, D. R.; Chowdhry, U.. Zeolites as precursors to aluminosilicate-based ceramics for microelectronic packaging. Advances in Ceramics (1989), 26(Ceram. Substrates Packages Electron. Appl.), 239-47.
- ^ a b "Uma Chowdhry". Science History Institute. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ a b c d "DuPont's Uma Chowdhry honored with Industrial Research Institute's 2011 Medal". Innovation Research Interchange. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "2006 Uma Chowdhry". DuPont. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7864-3847-1.
- ^ a b "DuPont Scientist Joins NIST Advisory Group". NIST. 28 September 2010.
- ^ https://thedevilweknow.com [dead link] [not specific enough to verify]
- ^ ISBN 978-0-309-09435-1. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ National Research Council (2004). "Committee on Women in Science and Engineering, Policy and Global Affairs Division, National Research Council". Achieving XXcellence in Science: Role of Professional Societies in Advancing Women in Science: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
- PMID 20669424.
- ISBN 978-0-309-18758-9.
- ^ "Baxter Appoints Two New Directors to Its Board". BusinessWire. 27 September 2012.
- ^ "LORD Corporation Names Chowdhry to Board of Directors". Coatings World. 15 September 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "Dr. Uma Chowdhry - Obituaries in Wilmington, DE | The News Journal". delawareonline.com. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Fellows of the American Ceramic Society" (PDF). Ceramics.org. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ISBN 978-1-118-73360-8.
- ^ "NAE Members". National Academy of Engineering. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ^ "Biography of Dr. Uma Chowdhry". NIST. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ^ "DuPont Sweeps IRI's 2011 Industry Awards", R&D Magazine, 27 May 2011, accessed 8 February 2012.
- ^ Chemical & Engineering News, 30 August 2010, page 32.
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