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Diane Grob Schmidt (born November 1945) is an American chemist, who was the executive at Procter & Gamble Co. in Cincinnati, Ohio, from 1981 to 2014.[1][2] In 2015, she served as president of the American Chemical Society (ACS).[3] As of 2022, she was serving as the chair of the board of visitors for the department of chemistry at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.[4]
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| Alma mater | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (1967) University of Tennessee Knoxville University of Cincinnati (1981) |
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| Fields | Organic Chemistry, Cosmetic Chemistry |
| Institutions | Procter & Gamble |
Diane Grob Schmidt grew up in Lorain, Ohio, and Chattanooga, Tennessee.[1] She graduated from Red Bank High School in the class of 1963. She received her A.B. from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 1967,[5] her M.S. from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and her Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of Cincinnati in 1981.[1]
Diane Grob Schmidt joined Procter & Gamble Co. in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1981 and retired in 2014.[1] She was appointed as a senior scientist from 1992 to 1997 and as section head beginning in 1997.[6] As a section head, she was responsible for safety and regulatory affairs.[7] She has also been an adjunct professor in the department of chemistry in the University of Cincinnati.[5]
Diane Grob Schmidt holds a number of patents, including a patent for Pert Plus shampoo and conditioner formula. She led the team of scientists at Procter & Gamble who developed Pert Plus, the first combined shampoo and conditioner.[8]
She has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists and the Journal of Chemical Health & Safety.[9]
Diane Grob Schmidt is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and of the American Industrial Hygiene Association.[6] She has been a member of the American Chemical Society (ACS) since 1968 and has held a wide variety of positions whose scope has included chemical health and safety, and chemistry & the law.[6] These included three consecutive terms on the board of directors.[7] In 2015, she became president of the American Chemical Society (ACS).[3] Her presidential theme was “Inspiring and Innovating for Tomorrow.”[1] She co-edited 5 books while in the Presidential succession and wrote introductions and chapters in each.
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