Catherine Clarke Fenselau

Catherine Clarke Fenselau
Born (1939-04-15) April 15, 1939 (age 85)
York, Nebraska, U.S.
Other namesCatherine Lee Clarke
Alma materBryn Mawr College (AB)
Stanford University (PhD)
Spouse(s)Allan H. Fenselau (divorced)
Robert J. Cotter
AwardsGarvan–Olin Medal (1985)
Maryland Chemist of the Year
NIH Merit Award.
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry
InstitutionsJohns Hopkins School of Medicine, University of Maryland, College Park

Catherine Clarke Fenselau (born 15 April 1939) is an American scientist who was the first trained mass spectrometrist on the faculty of an American medical school; she joined Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in 1968.[1][2][3] She specializes in biomedical applications of mass spectrometry.[4] She has been recognized as an outstanding scientist in the field of bioanalytical chemistry because of her work using mass spectrometry to study biomolecules.[5]

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  4. ^ Oakes, Elizabeth H. (2007). Encyclopedia of world scientists (Rev. ed.). New York: Facts on File. pp. 228–229. ISBN 9781438118826.
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