Judith Giordan
{{Short description|American chemist and businesswoman}}
{{Infobox scientist
| name = Judith Cynthia Giordan
| workplaces = Oregon State University
| alma_mater = University of Maryland, College Park
Rutgers University
| thesis_title = Negative ion states of selected unsaturated hydrocarbons
| thesis_url = http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7893785
| thesis_year = 1980
| website = [https://www.jgiordan.com/ Judy Giordan]
}}
Judith C. Giordan is an American chemist and businesswoman who is Professor of Practice at Oregon State University. She serves as President Elect of the American Chemical Society. She was awarded the 2010 Garvan–Olin Medal.
Early life and education
Giordan was an undergraduate student at Rutgers University, where she earned a Bachelor's degree in environmental science.{{Cite web|title=Giordan, Judith|url=https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/acs-webinars/presenters/judith-giordan.html|access-date=2021-10-07|website=American Chemical Society|language=en|archive-date=2022-01-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121201203/https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/acs-webinars/presenters/judith-giordan.html|url-status=dead}} She moved to the University of Maryland, College Park for doctoral research on unsaturated hydrocarbons.{{Cite thesis|title=Negative ion states of selected unsaturated hydrocarbons|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7893785|date=1980|language=English|first=Judith Cynthia|last=Giordan|oclc=7893785}} After earning her doctorate, Giordan joined the Goethe University Frankfurt, where she worked as an Alexander von Humboldt Foundation fellow.{{Cite web|title=Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow judith giordan - Google Search|url=https://www.google.com/search?q=Alexander+von+Humboldt+Postdoctoral+Fellow+judith+giordan#:~:text=Bios%20for%20Networking,bios-for-ne...|access-date=2021-10-07|website=www.google.com}} After graduating, Giordan joined the Henkel Corporation, where she worked in research and development.{{Cite web|title=For president-elect: Judith C. Giordan|url=https://cen.acs.org/acs-news/elections/For-president-elect-Judith-C-Giordan/99/i33|access-date=2021-10-07|website=cen.acs.org}}{{Cite book|last1=States|first1=United|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YltXAo9X4I4C&dq=Alexander+von+Humboldt+Postdoctoral+Fellow+judith+giordan&pg=PA96|title=The Impact of Government Regulatory, Tax, and Legal Policy: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Technology of the Committee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session, September 28, 1995|last2=Technology|first2=United States Congress House Committee on Science Subcommittee on|date=1995|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|isbn=978-0-16-052033-4|pages=96|language=en}}
Research and career
Giordan worked as a Vice President of Research and Development at PepsiCo.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}
Giordan works on research and training programs, as well as commercial development.{{Cite web|date=2021-09-16|title=Judith C. Giordan|url=https://science.oregonstate.edu/directory/judith-c-giordan|access-date=2021-10-07|website=College of Science {{!}} Oregon State University|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2019-01-22|title=Judith Giordan|url=https://www.aiche.org/sbe/community/bio/judith-giordan|access-date=2021-10-07|website=www.aiche.org|language=en}} She is the founder of ecosVC, an organization that looks to translate research into commercially successful innovations, and the Chemical Agent Network.{{Cite web|last=Network|first=Chemical Angel|title=Investing in Deep Technology|url=https://chemicalangels.com/|access-date=2021-10-07|website=Chemical Angel Network|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=ACS Industry Matters {{!}} Innovation Zone {{!}} Judith Giordan|url=https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/industry/industry-matters/innovation-zone/judith-giordan.html|access-date=2021-10-07|website=American Chemical Society|language=en}}
In 2015, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation supported Giordan in establishing a network of women innovators.{{Cite web|title=Judy wins the Von Humboldt award|url=https://www.ecosvc.com/library/2015/6/24/judy-wins-the-von-humboldt-award|access-date=2021-10-07|website=ecosVC|date=24 June 2015 |language=en-US}} The network looked to support women working in science and technology around the world.
Awards and honors
- 1980 Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow
- 1990 Who's Who in Research and American Women
- 2010 Garvan–Olin Medal{{Cite web|title=Francis P. Garvan-John M. Olin Medal|url=https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/funding-and-awards/awards/national/bytopic/francis-p-garvan-john-m-olin-medal.html|access-date=2021-10-07|website=American Chemical Society|language=en}}
- 2013 Elected Fellow of the American Chemical Society
- 2014 American Chemical Society Henry Whalen Award{{Cite web|title=Whalen Award To Judith Giordan|url=https://cen.acs.org/articles/92/i37/Whalen-Award-Judith-Giordan.html|access-date=2021-10-07|website=cen.acs.org}}
- 2015 Alexander von Humboldt Alumni Networking Award{{Cite web|title=The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation|url=https://www.ecosvc.com/library/2015/9/6/the-alexander-von-humboldt-foundation|access-date=2021-10-07|website=ecosVC|date=6 September 2015 |language=en-US}}
- 2022 President Elect of the American Chemical Society
Selected publications
- {{Cite journal|last=Giordan|first=Judith C.|date=1983-10-01|title=Negative ions: effect of .alpha.- vs. .beta.-silyl substitution on the negative ion states of .pi. systems|url=https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/ja00360a002|journal=Journal of the American Chemical Society|volume=105|issue=22|pages=6544–6546|doi=10.1021/ja00360a002|bibcode=1983JAChS.105.6544G |issn=0002-7863|url-access=subscription}}
- {{Cite journal|last1=Giordan|first1=Judith C.|last2=Moore|first2=John H.|last3=Tossell|first3=John A.|last4=Kaim|first4=Wolfgang|date=October 1985|title=Interaction of frontier orbitals of Group 15 and Group 16 methides with the frontier orbitals of benzene|url=https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/ja00306a003|journal=Journal of the American Chemical Society|volume=107|issue=20|pages=5600–5604|doi=10.1021/ja00306a003|bibcode=1985JAChS.107.5600G |issn=0002-7863|url-access=subscription}}
- {{Cite journal|last1=Giordan|first1=Judith C.|last2=Moore|first2=John H.|date=1983-10-01|title=Anion states of para-disubstituted benzenes: p-Di-tert-butylbenzene and related group 4 molecules: p-bis[trimethyl(silyl, germyl, and stannyl)]benzene|url=https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00360a001|journal=Journal of the American Chemical Society|volume=105|issue=22|pages=6541–6544|doi=10.1021/ja00360a001|bibcode=1983JAChS.105.6541G |issn=0002-7863|url-access=subscription}}
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