Judith C. Giordan is an American chemist and businesswoman who is Professor of Practice at

Oregon State University Oregon State University (OSU) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. OSU offers more than 200 undergraduate degree programs and a variety of graduate and doctor ...

. She serves as President Elect of the

American Chemical Society The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a scientific society based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has more than 155,000 members at all ...

. She was awarded the 2010

Garvan–Olin Medal The Francis P. Garvan–John M. Olin Medal, previously called the Francis P. Garvan Medal, is an annual award that recognizes distinguished scientific accomplishment, leadership and service to chemistry by :Women chemists, women chemists. The Awar ...

Early life and education

Giordan was an undergraduate student at

Rutgers University Rutgers University ( ), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a Public university, public land-grant research university consisting of three campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's C ...

, where she earned a Bachelor's degree in environmental science. She moved to the

University of Maryland, College Park The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland, United States. Founded in 1856, UMD i ...

for doctoral research on unsaturated hydrocarbons. After earning her doctorate, Giordan joined the

Goethe University Frankfurt Goethe University Frankfurt () is a public research university located in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It was founded in 1914 as a citizens' university, which means it was founded and funded by the wealthy and active liberal citizenry of Frankfurt ...

, where she worked as an

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation () is a foundation that promotes international academic cooperation between scientists and scholars from Germany and abroad. Established by the government of the Federal Republic of Germany, it is funded by t ...

fellow. After graduating, Giordan joined the Henkel Corporation, where she worked in

research and development Research and development (R&D or R+D), known in some countries as OKB, experiment and design, is the set of innovative activities undertaken by corporations or governments in developing new services or products. R&D constitutes the first stage ...

Research and career

Giordan worked as a Vice President of

Research and Development Research and development (R&D or R+D), known in some countries as OKB, experiment and design, is the set of innovative activities undertaken by corporations or governments in developing new services or products. R&D constitutes the first stage ...

PepsiCo PepsiCo, Inc. is an American multinational corporation, multinational food, snack, and beverage corporation headquartered in Harrison, New York, in the hamlet of Purchase, New York, Purchase. PepsiCo's business encompasses all aspects of the f ...

. Giordan works on research and training programs, as well as commercial development. She is the founder of ecosVC, an organization that looks to translate research into commercially successful innovations, and the Chemical Agent Network. In 2015, the

supported Giordan in establishing a network of women innovators. 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

* 2013 Elected Fellow of the

* 2014

Henry Whalen Award * 2015

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Alumni Networking Award * 2022 President Elect of the

Selected publications

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References

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