Virginia Griffing | |
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| Born | 19 August 1917 |
| Died | 5 September 1963 (age 46) |
| Alma mater | University of Kentucky Mount Holyoke College Catholic University of America |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Catholic University of America |
| Thesis | The Size and Vibration Frequency of the Excited Benzene Molecule (1948) |
| Doctoral advisor | Karl Herzfeld |
| Doctoral students | Harry Lee Morrison |
Virginia Frances Griffing (19 August 1917 – 5 September 1963) was an American physicist and chemist. She was the first woman on the faculty of Catholic University of America's physics department and the first woman lay faculty member of the university's chemistry department. Her research specialty was in ultrasonics and molecule structures.[1]