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Stephanie Louise Kwolek (/ ˈ k w oʊ l ɛ k /; July 31, 1923 – June 18, 2014) was a Polish-American chemist best known for inventing Kevlar (poly-paraphenylene terephthalamide). Her career at the DuPont company spanned more than 40 years.
Jeremy Knowles Award Stephanie L Kwolek Award The reverse of most medals is plain. This is the 2014 Stephanie L Kwolek Award. The medals, made by Thomas Fattorini Ltd of Birmingham, are presented in a box. This is the Hickinbottom Award. The Royal Society of Chemistry grants a number of medals and awards.
1976 - Stephanie L. Kwolek (Engineering) 1976 - Paul W. Morgan (Engineering) 1977 - Godfrey N. Hounsfield (Life Science) 1978 - Michael Szwarc (Chemistry) 1979 - Seymour Roger Cray (Computer and Cognitive Science) 1979 - Richard Travis Whitcomb (Engineering) 1980 - Stanley G. Mason (Physics) 1981 - August Uno Lamm (Engineering)
Matthew John Fuchter FRSC is a British chemist who is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford. [1] His research focuses on the development and application of novel functional molecular systems to a broad range of areas; from materials to medicine.
Stephanie Kwolek (1923–2014), synthetic fibres; Angela Kornas (born 1977), bra inserts; L Hedy Lamarr, Inventor, 1939. Hedy Lamarr (1914–2000), radio guidance systems; Esther Lederberg (1922–2006), microbial genetics; Cricket Lee (born 1953), clothing fitting; Tara Lemmey (fl 2010s), information technology; Jennifer A. Lewis (born 1964 ...
In 1996, DuPont scientist Stephanie Kwolek was recognized for the discovery and development of Kevlar. ... West Virginia" was a National Magazine Award finalist, ...
The Chemical Pioneer Award, established in 1966, is awarded by the American Institute of Chemists to recognize chemists or chemical engineers who have made outstanding contributions to advances in chemistry or the chemical profession.
He also received the Royal Society of Chemistry's 2014 Stephanie L. Kwolek Award for "key enabling discoveries in the design and syntheses of functional materials relevant to energy science applications, including light-to-electric energy conversion and supramolecular framework-based sensing, sieving, gas storage and catalysis." [7]