Hoylande Young
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Hoylande Denune Young Failey (June 26, 1903 – January 12, 1986) was an American chemist. During World War II she worked at the Manhattan Project's Metallurgical Laboratory. After the war she became the first woman to be appointed as a division head at the Argonne National Laboratory, and the first woman to chair the Chicago Section of the American Chemical Society.
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Born | Hoylande Denune Young (1903-06-26)June 26, 1903 Columbus, Ohio, United States |
Died | January 12, 1986(1986-01-12) (aged 82) Hyde Park, Chicago, United States |
Citizenship | American |
Alma mater | Ohio State University University of Chicago |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemistry |
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Thesis | Stereoisomeric Bromoimino Ketones (1926) |
Doctoral advisor | Julius Stieglitz |
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