Bettye Washington Greene | |
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| Born | March 20, 1935 Fort Worth, Texas, United States |
| Died | June 16, 1995 (aged 60) Midland, Michigan, U.S. |
| Other names | Bettye Greene, Bettye Washington |
| Alma mater | Tuskegee Institute, Wayne State University |
| Spouse | William M. Greene |
| Children | Willetta Greene Johnson, Victor M. Greene; Lisa Kianne Greene |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physical chemistry |
| Institutions | Dow 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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