Edith M. Flanigen

Edith Marie Flanigen
Edith Marie Flanigen
	Edith Flanigen receives the National Medal of Technology from U.S. President Barack Obama on November 20, 2014
Born	Edith Marie Flanigen; January 28, 1929 (age 95); Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	D'Youville College; Syracuse University (M.S.)
Known for	Molecular Sieve; Synthetic Emerald; Zeolite Y;
Awards	Perkin Medal (1992); Garvan–Olin Medal (1993); National Inventors Hall of Fame (2002); Lemelson–MIT Lifetime Achievement Award(2004); National Medal of Technology (2012);
	Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry
Institutions	Union Carbide, UOP

Edith Marie Flanigen (born January 28, 1929)^[1]^[2] is a noted American chemist, known for her work on synthesis of emeralds, and later zeolites for molecular sieves at Union Carbide.

^ Carey, Charles W. (2002). American Inventors, Entrepreneurs, and Business Visionaries. New York: Infobase Pub. ISBN 0-8160-6883-6. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
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Edith Marie Flanigen
Edith Flanigen receives the National Medal of Technology from U.S. President Barack Obama on November 20, 2014
Born	Edith Marie Flanigen (1929-01-28) January 28, 1929 (age 95) Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	D'Youville College Syracuse University (M.S.)
Known for	Molecular Sieve Synthetic Emerald Zeolite Y
Awards	Perkin Medal (1992) Garvan–Olin Medal (1993) National Inventors Hall of Fame (2002) Lemelson–MIT Lifetime Achievement Award(2004) National Medal of Technology (2012)
Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry
Institutions	Union Carbide, UOP