Bettye Washington Greene

Bettye Washington Greene
Born(1935-03-20)March 20, 1935
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
DiedJune 16, 1995(1995-06-16) (aged 60)
Other namesBettye Greene, Bettye Washington
Alma materTuskegee Institute, Wayne State University
SpouseWilliam M. Greene
ChildrenWilletta Greene Johnson, Victor M. Greene; Lisa Kianne Greene
Scientific career
FieldsPhysical chemistry
InstitutionsDow Chemical

Bettye Washington Greene (March 20, 1935 – June 16, 1995) was an American industrial research chemist. She was one of the first few African American women to earn her Ph.D. in chemistry and she was the first African American female Ph.D. chemist to work in a professional position at the Dow Chemical Company. At Dow, she researched latex and polymers.[1] Greene is considered an early African American pioneer in science.[2]

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  2. ^ "The Complete List of Genius Black Inventors, Scientists and Engineers That Changed the World". interestingengineering.com. 2018-05-04. Retrieved 2020-07-12.