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Catherine T. Hunt
Hunt in 2006
Born	(1955-06-29) June 29, 1955 (age 69) Bronxville, New York, USA
Alma mater	Smith College, Cum Laude, 1977 University of California, Davis, 1981 NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale University, 1982-1984
Known for	2007 President of the American Chemical Society
Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry
Institutions	Rohm and Haas Dow Chemical Company

Catherine T. Hunt (born June 29, 1955) is an American chemist. In 2007, she served as the president of the American Chemical Society (ACS). She was a director at Dow Chemical Company.

Early life and education

One of seven siblings, Hunt was born in Bronxville, New York, in 1955. She received her bachelor's degree in chemistry in 1977 from Smith College and her Ph.D. in chemistry in 1981 from University of California, Davis, where she worked on nuclear magnetic resonance supervised by Alan Balch. She then moved to a postdoctoral fellowship with Ian Armitage, Robert Shulman, and James Prestegard at Yale University from 1982 to 1984.

Career

After her postdoctoral fellowship, Hunt became a senior scientist at Rohm and Haas in 1984 and subsequently held a variety of management positions within the company. When Rohm and Haas was bought by Dow Chemical Company in 2009, she transitioned into a research and development director role there, and has since retired.

In 2007, Hunt served as president of the American Chemical Society, having been elected in 2006 in the first ACS election for which internet voting was available. She has expressed her belief that the U.S. should "reignite its commitment to science" both in her inaugural speech and her petition to President George W. Bush prior to her presidency. She ran on a platform of broader public outreach and interest in science education. She also served on the board of directors from 2006 to 2008 and is part of the Women Chemists Committee of Philadelphia ACS.

Awards and memberships

Hunt became a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2007.

Hunt was named one of the “Best 50 Women in Business” in Pennsylvania by Governor Rendell in 2007.

She received the Smith College Medal in 2008 and the Outstanding Alumna of the Year Award from UC Davis in 2008.

She was an inaugural fellow of the American Chemical Society in 2009.

Hunt was also the 2011–12 Sylvia M. Stoesser Lecturer in Chemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.

She held the Brent Halsey Distinguished Visiting Professorship in 2017.

Personal life

Hunt is married and the couple have one son, born in 1991. They live in Upper Dublin together. She is an avid cyclist. She has also joined the board of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. Hunt has encouraged and mentored many women who were seeking a STEM education. As one of the role model scientist for many women, she was one of the 25 women who represented the U.S. in the People to People Ambassador Program's Women in Science Delegation to Cuba, where she presented a paper entitled Virtuous, not just Virtual, Teams: Analytical Networks Deliver. During her free time, she enjoys mentoring, judging science fairs and serving on the Upper Dublin Library Board.

References

1. "Oral history interview with Catherine T. Hunt". Science History Institute Digital Collections. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
2. Center for Oral History. "Catherine T. Hunt". Science History Institute.
3. ^ Domush, Hilary (28 August 2009). Catherine T. Hunt, Transcript of an Interview Conducted by Hilary Domush at Rohm and Haas Corporate Headquarters and The Chemical Heritage Foundation Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 26 March and 28 August 2009 (PDF). Philadelphia, PA: Chemical Heritage Foundation.
4. "Catherine T. Hunt". American Institute of Chemical Engineers. 2013-11-21. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
5. "Catherine Hunt". American Chemical Society. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
6. ^ Raber, Linda (21 November 2005). "Catherine Hunt Is 2006 ACS President-Elect". Chemical & Engineering News. American Chemical Society. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
7. ^ "CATHERINE T. "KATIE" HUNT". PhillyACS. 2019-05-06. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
8. "Sylvia M. Stoesser Lecturer 2011-12 - catherine t. "katie" hunt | Chemistry at Illinois". chemistry.illinois.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
9. "Sylvia M. Stoesser Lecturer 2011-12 - Catherine T. "Katie" Hunt". University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
10. Charlottesville, Catherine T. “Katie” Hunt Chemical Engineering P. O. Box 400741 (2017-09-18). "Katie Hunt". University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science. Retrieved 2022-03-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
11. ^ "Dr. Catherine Hunt, ACS President-Elect". www.utm.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
12. "Catherine T. Hunt". www.aiche.org. 2013-11-21. Retrieved 2022-03-16.

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