Name Nell Mondy | ||
Books Experimental Food Chemistry | ||
Nell I. Mondy (October 27, 1921 – August 25, 2005) was an American biochemist known for her expertise regarding the potato. She received her first degree at Ouachita Baptist University and her MA at the University of Texas at Austin. She ended up in Cornell University where she earned a PhD in 1953 and served as faculty for over fifty years. She received the first Elizabeth Fleming Stier Award. In 1999 she was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. Nell I. Mondy also published an autobiography in 2001 called, “You Never Fail Until You Stop Trying: The Story of a Pioneer Women Chemist.” This book focused on Dr. Mondy’s challenge in being a woman in science and improving worldwide food and nutrition, specifically in third world countries. Mondy’s early research focused on Vitamin B6 Group, Vitamin B12, choline oxidation, and iron availability in human nutrition. Later, her work focused on the potato; she received an award from NATO for this work.