Uma Chowdhry
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| Born | 1947 Mumbai, India |
| Residence | U.S. |
| Alma mater | Mumbai University, Caltech, MIT |
| Awards | IRI Medal (2011) |
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| Fields | Materials science |
| Institutions | Ford Motor Company, DuPont |
 Uma Chowdhry in 2008 |
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 “I had the courage to dream the impossible”, Chemical Heritage Foundation (14:21) |
Uma Chowdhry is an American chemist.
Chowdhry was born in Mumbai, India in 1947. She received a Bachelor's degree in physics from Indian Institute of Science, Mumbai University in 1968 before coming to the United States. She received a Masters Degree in Science from Caltech in engineering science in 1970. After two years with Ford Motor Company, she entered MIT where she earned a Ph.D. in materials science in 1976.
She joined DuPont in 1977 as a research scientist in Central Research & Development Department of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company at the DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington, Delaware. By 1985 she had been promoted to Research Manager of Central Research. In 1987 she led DuPont's research effort in ceramic superconducting materials and developed a program that generated over 20 patents and 50 publications. In 1988 she became Laboratory Director of the Electronics group, and by 1991 was promoted to be its Director. The following year she was appointed Laboratory Director of the Jackson Laboratory for the Chemicals group. In 1993 she became R&D Director, Specialty Chemicals. In 1995 she became Business Director for Terathane Products, and 2 year later was promoted to Business Planning and Technology Director for Chemicals. In 1999 she was promoted to Director of DuPont Engineering Technology.
In 2003 she became senior vice president and Chief Science and Technology Officer of DuPont, responsible for the company's core research programs and the DuPont "APEX" portfolio of research programs including basic chemistry, materials science and biotechnology. She retired on 31 December 2010.
Her technical career specialized in the science of ceramic materials, including catalysts,proton conductors,superconductors and ceramic packaging for microelectronics. She and her husband, Vinay Chowdhry, live in Wilmington, Delaware.
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