Katherine Jennings Franz | |
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| Alma mater | Wellesley College Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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| Institutions | Duke University |
| Thesis | Nitric oxide reactivity of manganese, iron and cobalt tropocoronands and development of fluorescent aminotroponiminates for nitric oxide sensing (2000) |
Katherine J. Franz (born 1972) is the chair of the department of chemistry at Duke University. She studies metal ion coordination in biological systems and looks to use the insight to manage species such as copper and iron. Franz was awarded the American Chemical Society Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences.