Name: Patricia Ann Thiel
Areas: Physical and Analytical Chemistry
Years at ISU: 11 (started August 1983)
Educational background:
Elementary school:
St. Anthony's Catholic School
Lismore, Minnesota
High school diploma: 1971
Adrian Public High School
Adrian, Minnesota
B. A. in Chemistry: May 1975, summa cum laude
Macalester College
1600 Grand Avenue
St. Paul, Minnesota 55105 USA
Ph.D. in Chemistry:
December 1980 (thesis defense); June 1981 (formal graduation date)
Research Adviser: Professor W. Henry Weinberg
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California 91125 USA
Postdoctoral Research: January-November 1981 Research Adviser: Professor Gerhard Ertl
Physikalisch-Chemisches Institut der Universitit Miinchen Sophienstrasse 11,
D-8000 Miinchen 2Federal Republic of Germany
Paragraph regarding impact on Women and Science:
Scientific research can be wonderfully exciting, especially at that breathtaking moment when one wrests a closely-guarded secret from Nature's grasp. I have always tried to show this, by, example, to the young women whom I have taught, both in the classroom setting and in the setting of the research laboratory. 7/1/96 |
