Emma P. Carr
| Emma P. Carr | |
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| Born |
July 23, 1880 Holmesville, Ohio, USA |
| Died | January 7, 1972 (aged 91) Evanston, Illinois, USA |
| Fields | ultraviolet spectroscopy |
| Institutions | Mount Holyoke College |
| Alma mater |
Ohio State University Mount Holyoke College University of Chicago |
| Doctoral advisor | Julius Stieglitz |
| Notable awards | Francis P. Garvan Medal (1937) |
Emma Perry Carr (July 23, 1880 – January 7, 1972) was an American spectroscopist and chemical educator.
She was born in Holmesville, Ohio, the third child of Edmund and Anna Carr. Both her father and grandfather were country doctors who advocated education. She went to high school in Coshocton, Ohio.
She attended Ohio State University from 1898 until 1899. She attended Mount Holyoke College from 1900 until 1902. She worked at Mount Holyoke College as an assistant in the chemistry department until she went to the University of Chicago for her senior year in physical chemistry. She received her B.S. from the University of Chicago in 1905. She taught for two years at Mount Holyoke College before returning to the Chicago to study for her Ph.D., which she received from the University of Chicago in 1910.
She began teaching chemistry at Mount Holyoke College in 1910. She became Chairman of the Chemistry department in 1913.
She was able to establish a research program studying the ultraviolet spectra of hydrocarbons, and established a link between the frequencies of the absorptions and the enthalpy change of combustion of the compound. She also participated in the International Critical Tables of the International Research Council, where she worked with Professor Victor Henri of the University of Zurich.
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