Frances Arnold
American chemist, Nobel laureate (born 1956) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Frances Hamilton Arnold (born July 25, 1956)[1] is an American chemical engineer and Nobel Laureate. She is the Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering and Biochemistry at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). In 2018, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for pioneering the use of directed evolution to engineer enzymes.[2]
Quick Facts Co-Chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, President ...
Frances Arnold | |
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Co-Chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology | |
Assumed office January 20, 2021 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Position established |
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Born | Frances Hamilton Arnold (1956-07-25) July 25, 1956 (age 67) Edgewood, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Spouse | (1987–1991) |
Domestic partner | Andrew E. Lange (1994–2010) |
Children | 3 |
Education | Princeton University (BS) University of California, Berkeley (MS, PhD) |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemical engineering Bioengineering Biochemistry |
Institutions | California Institute of Technology |
Thesis | Design and Scale-Up of Affinity Separations (1985) |
Doctoral advisor | Harvey Blanch |
Doctoral students | |
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Since January 2021, she serves as an external co-chair of President Joe Biden's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).[3][4]