Lucy Florence Oldfield was a British chemist and Chairman of the London Section of the Society of Glass Technology.
13 Facts About Lucy Oldfield
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Lucy Oldfield was awarded a Glass Slipper for her work in glass technology.
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Lucy Florence Oldfield was born on 18 September 1925, to Sidney and Florence Oldfield in St Pancras, London.
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At first Lucy Oldfield worked as an analyst for British Drug Houses in London and was eventually accepted as a post graduate research student at Imperial College.
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In 1952 Lucy Oldfield was awarded a PhD for her research in electrochemistry at Imperial College.
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In November 1951, Lucy Oldfield had completed her practical work and most of her thesis when she joined the GEC Research Laboratories.
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In 1975, Lucy Oldfield was named as the inventor of a defect-free production process for laser glass.
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In 1958, Lucy Oldfield joined the Society of Glass Technology as a personal member later being awarded with the Fellowship in 1965 and in 1967 she was the second person to receive the London Section Redston Award.
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Lucy Oldfield served on the Board of Fellows in two different positions over three periods.
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Lucy Oldfield was on Council for two periods, 1959 to 1962 and then 1966 to 1969.
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Lucy Oldfield was both a member of the Basic Science and Technology Committee from its inception, and both the Physical Properties Committee and Chemical Analysis Committee.
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Lucy Oldfield served on the Guilds of London Advisory Committee for the glass manufacturing and process industries.
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Lucy Oldfield died on 4 July 1989 in Harrow, Middlesex, aged 63.