Died 10 July 2011 | ||
Mary Agnes Kaiser (June 11, 1948 – July 10, 2011) was an American chemist. She worked at DuPont, where she was the first woman ever promoted to Senior Research Fellow. A woman scientist of distinction, she was internationally known for her work in environmental analytical chemistry.
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Early life and education
Kaiser was born in Pittston, Pennsylvania on June 11, 1948, and grew up in Exeter, Pennsylvania. She attended Wilkes College for her Bachelor's degree in chemistry, where she graduated in 1970. She received her Master's degree from Saint Joseph's University in 1972, and she completed her Chemistry PhD at Villanova University in 1976.
Career and research
In 1977, Kaiser began working for DuPont, where she was the first woman to become a Senior Research Fellow. Kaiser was an active member of the American Chemical Society, the Chromatography Forum, the Eastern Analytical Symposium, and the Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies. In 1985, she was the second woman ever elected Chair of the American Chemical Society's Division of Analytical Chemistry.
Publications
Kaiser published Environmental Problem Solving Using Gas Chromatography in 1982. The book became a best-seller within the field.
Personal life
Kaiser was married to Cecil Dybowski, with whom she had a daughter, Marta Dybowski. Kaiser died on July 10, 2011, in Newark, Delaware.