Elsa Abuin

Elsa Abuin
Born(1942-12-13)13 December 1942
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died18 April 2012(2012-04-18) (aged 69)
OccupationPhysical chemist
AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship (1987)
Academic background
Alma mater
ThesisFotoquímica de cetonas alifáticas en fase gaseosa (1974)
Doctoral advisorEduardo Lissi
Academic work
DisciplinePhysical chemistry
Sub-disciplineChemical kinetics
InstitutionsUniversity of Chile

Elsa Beatriz Abuin Saccomano (13 December 1942 – 18 April 2012) was an Argentine chemist. After fleeing the country due to La Noche de los Bastones Largos, she became a professor at University of Chile. A 1987 Guggenheim Fellow, she specialized in physical chemistry, especially in chemical kinetics.