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
Died26 August 2016
Alma materJohns Hopkins
OccupationChemist
Known forBiomedical coding, pharmacology, drug design, quantum chemistry
Awards1973 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.

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