Joyce Jacobson Kaufman
Kaufman in 1964
BornJune 21, 1929
DiedAugust 26, 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

Joyce Jacobson Kaufman (June 21, 1929 - August 26, 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 Martin Marietta before returning to Johns Hopkins.[5]

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. 1 2 "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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