1. Uma Chowdhry specialized in the science of ceramic materials, including catalysts, proton conductors, superconductors and ceramic packaging for microelectronics.
14 Facts About Uma Chowdhry
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Uma Chowdhry received a bachelor's degree in physics from the University of Bombay in 1968 before coming to the United States.
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Uma Chowdhry received a Master of Science degree from the California Institute of Technology in engineering science in 1970.
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Uma Chowdhry retired in September 2010, becoming chief science and technology officer emeritus.
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Uma Chowdhry served on study groups for the National Research Council to assess various technology topics of national interest, and was a member of National Research Council's Committee on Globalization.
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Uma Chowdhry was a member of the National Committee on Women in Science and Engineering sponsored by both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering since 1999.
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Uma Chowdhry served on the board of directors for the Industrial Research Institute, Baxter International Inc, LORD Corporation, the Advisory Board for Advanced Technology at the National Institute of Standards, the National Inventors Hall of Fame and the Laboratory Operations Board for the Department of Energy for the US Government.
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Uma Chowdhry was appointed to the Laboratory Operations Board for the US Department of Energy, Washington, DC, in 2002.
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Uma Chowdhry served on advisory boards of engineering schools at MIT, University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University and the University of Delaware.
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Uma Chowdhry was elected to the board of trustees for Christiana Care Health Services in Delaware in 2003.
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Uma Chowdhry died on January 7,2024, after a long illness preceded by a stroke.
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Uma Chowdhry was elected a member to the National Academy of Engineering in 1996 for the application of advanced ceramic technologies to novel catalyst structures, large-scale chemical synthesis, and multilayer electronic circuit manufacture.
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Uma Chowdhry was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2003.
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Uma Chowdhry received the 2011 IRI Medal for her leadership contributions at DuPont.