Darleane C. Hoffman
American nuclear chemist · United States · On the map · Scientists · Lived 1926 to 2025 · aged 98
Darleane Christian Hoffman was an American nuclear chemist who was among the researchers who confirmed the existence of seaborgium, element 106. She was a faculty senior scientist in the Nuclear Science Division of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and a professor in the graduate school at UC Berkeley.
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2025Died4 September 20252023Enrico Fermi AwardAward2010George Hevesy Medal AwardAward2003William Procter Prize for Scientific AchievementAward2000Priestley MedalAwardWomen in Technology Hall of FameAward1997National Medal of ScienceAward1990Garvan-Olin MedalAward1983Glenn T. Seaborg Award for Nuclear ChemistryAward1978Guggenheim FellowshipAward1926Born8 November 1926
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In acknowledgment of her many achievements, Discover magazine recognized her in 2002 as one of the 50 most important women in science.
Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1926 to 2025 · aged 98
The same award as Darleane
Roald HoffmannBoth received Fellow of the American Chemical Society
Albert GhiorsoBoth received Glenn T. Seaborg Award for Nuclear Chemistry
Charles M. LieberBoth received Fellow of the American Chemical SocietyPeter ArmbrusterBoth received Glenn T. Seaborg Award for Nuclear Chemistry
Henry TaubeBoth received Glenn T. Seaborg Award for Nuclear Chemistry
Donna NelsonBoth received Fellow of the American Chemical Society