Joyce Jacobson Kaufman

Joyce Jacobson Kaufman (21 June 1929 - 26 August 2016) was an American chemist known for advancing the science of quantum chemistry and for clinical research on anaesthetics.[1][2][3][4] Born to an immigrant family in the Bronx and educated at Johns Hopkins University, she worked at the Sorbonne and at Martin Marietta before returning to Johns Hopkins.[5]

Joyce Jacobson Kaufman
Kaufman in 1964
Born	(1929-06-21) June 21, 1929 New York, NY
Died	26 August 2016
Alma mater	Johns Hopkins
Occupation	Chemist
Known for	Biomedical coding, pharmacology, drug design, quantum chemistry
Awards	1973 American Chemical Society’s Francis P. Garvan-John M. Olin Medal

She was elected as a fellow of the American Institute of Chemists in 1965, and of the American Physical Society in 1966.[1] Her other accolades include the 1973 Garvan Medical Award of the American Chemical Society and the Legion of Honour in 1969.[6]

References

1. "Joyce Jacobson Kaufman Record". Smithsonian Institution Archives Collections Website. Smithsonian Institution Archives. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
2. Grauer, Neil A. (2017). "Physical Chemistry Pathfinder". www.hopkinsmedicine.org. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
3. "Joyce Jacobson Kaufman". Physics Today. 2016-06-21. doi:10.1063/PT.5.031246.
4. Oakes, Elizabeth H. (2007). Encyclopedia of World Scientists. Facts on File, Incorporated. p. 389. ISBN 9781438118826.
5. "Joyce Jacobson Kaufman | Jewish Women's Archive". jwa.org.
6. "Joyce Jacobson Kaufman". www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Retrieved 2020-04-19.

Further reading

• Grinstein, Louise K.; Rose, Rose K.; Rafailovich, Miriam H. (1990). Women in chemistry and physics : a biobibliographic sourcebook. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313273827. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
• Shearer, Benjamin; Shearer, Barbara (1997). Notable women in the physical sciences : a biographical dictionary. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313293030. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
• Physical Chemistry Pathfinder Biography of Kaufman