Cynthia Friend

Cynthia Friend
Born
Hastings, Nebraska, USA[1]
Alma materUniversity of California, Davis (BS)
University of California, Berkeley (PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsHeterogeneous catalysis, Surface chemistry
InstitutionsKavli Foundation
Doctoral advisorEarl Muetterties[1]
Websitekavlifoundation.org/people/cynthia-friend

Cynthia Friend is an American chemist. She currently serves as president and chief operating officer of The Kavli Foundation. She is on leave from the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University. Friend was the first female full professor of chemistry at Harvard, attaining the position in 1989.[2] Friend has held the Theodore William Richards Chiar in Chemistry and served as professor of materials science in the Paulson School of Engineering.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Cynthia Marie Friend". Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  2. ^ Cynthia Friend. Rowland Institute for Science. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  3. ^ "Home Page | Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences". www.seas.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-08.