Catherine T. Hunt | |
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 Hunt in 2006 | |
| Born | (1955-06-29)June 29, 1955 (age 69) Bronxville, New York, USA |
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| Known for | 2007 President of theAmerican Chemical Society |
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| Fields | Chemistry |
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Catherine T. Hunt (born June 29, 1955) is an American chemist. In 2007, she served as the president of theAmerican Chemical Society (ACS). She was a director atDow Chemical Company.
One of seven siblings, Hunt was born inBronxville, New York, in 1955.[1] She received her bachelor's degree inchemistry in 1977 fromSmith College and her Ph.D. in chemistry in 1981 fromUniversity of California, Davis, where she worked onnuclear magnetic resonance supervised byAlan Balch. She then moved to apostdoctoral fellowship with Ian Armitage, Robert Shulman[clarification needed], and James Prestegard atYale University from 1982 to 1984.[2][3][4]
After her postdoctoral fellowship, Hunt became a senior scientist atRohm and Haas in 1984 and subsequently held a variety of management positions within the company. When Rohm and Haas was bought byDow Chemical Company in 2009, she transitioned into aresearch and development director role there, and has since retired.[3][5]
In 2007, Hunt served as president of theAmerican Chemical Society, having been elected in 2006 in the first ACS election for which internet voting was available.[6] She has expressed her belief that the U.S. should "reignite its commitment to science" both in her inaugural speech and her petition to President George W. Bush prior to her presidency.[7] She ran on a platform of broader public outreach and interest in science education. She also served on the board of directors from 2006 to 2008 and is part of the Women Chemists Committee of Philadelphia ACS.[3][6][7]
Hunt became afellow of theAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science in 2007.
Hunt was named one of the“Best 50 Women in Business” in Pennsylvania by Governor Rendell in 2007.[8]
She received the Smith College Medal in 2008 and the Outstanding Alumna of the Year Award from UC Davis in 2008.[3]
She was an inaugural fellow of the American Chemical Society in 2009.
Hunt was also the 2011–12Sylvia M. Stoesser Lecturer in Chemistry at theUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.[9]
She held the Brent Halsey Distinguished Visiting Professorship in 2017.[10]
Hunt is married and the couple have one son, born in 1991. They live in Upper Dublin together.[11] She is an avidcyclist.[3] She has also joined the board of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University.[12] Hunt has encouraged and mentored many women who were seeking a STEM education. As one of the role model scientist for many women, she was one of the 25 women who represented the U.S. in the People to People Ambassador Program's Women in Science Delegation to Cuba, where she presented a paper entitled Virtuous, not just Virtual, Teams: Analytical Networks Deliver.[7] During her free time, she enjoys mentoring, judging science fairs and serving on the Upper Dublin Library Board.[11]
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