About Margaret Hutchinson Rousseau
Margaret Hutchinson Rousseau was an American chemical engineer who contributed to the first commercial penicillin production plant. She was instrumental in the development of high-octane aviation fuel and was a pioneer in chemical production plant design, performing an impactful role as the fledgling chemical industry expanded rapidly during World War II. Margaret Hutchinson Rousseau (27 October 1910 – 12 January 2000) was an American chemical engineer who contributed to the first commercial penicillin production plant. In 1937, Hutchinson was the first woman to earn a Doctorate of Science degree in chemical engineering from MIT, thirty years after MIT established the program. Hutchinson was the only woman elected to this grade of membership at the time.” In 1983 Hutchinson was the first female recipient of the prestigious Founders Award of the AIChE.
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