Joyce Jacobson Kaufman

Joyce Jacobson Kaufman
Kaufman in 1964
Born(1929-06-21)June 21, 1929
DiedAugust 26, 2016(2016-08-26) (aged 87)
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] At Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, with residences and interns, Kaufman studied the effect of drugs such as narcotics on the central nervous system. [6]

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.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "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. Archived from the original on 2021-11-18. 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. ^ Wayne, Tiffany K. (2011). American women of science since 1900. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-59884-159-6.
  7. ^ "Joyce Jacobson Kaufman". www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Retrieved 2020-04-19.

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