Jewish American chemist
Joyce Jacobson Kaufman |
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![]() Kaufman in 1964 |
| Born | June 21, 1929
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| Died | August 26, 2016 |
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| Alma mater | Johns Hopkins |
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| Occupation | Chemist |
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| Known for | Biomedical coding, pharmacology, drug design, quantum chemistry |
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| Awards | 1973 American Chemical Society’s Francis P. Garvan-John M. Olin Medal |
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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]
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]
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