Joyce Jacobson Kaufman

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]

Joyce Jacobson Kaufman
Kaufman in 1964
Born	June 21, 1929 New York, NY
Died	August 26, 2016
Alma mater	Johns Hopkins
Occupation	Chemist
Known for	Biomedical coding, pharmacology, drug design, quantum chemistry
Awards	1973 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]