Joyce
J. Kaufman
, born June 21, 1929, received all of her degrees (B.S., M.A.,
and Ph.D.) from Johns Hopkins University. Following graduation, she
joined the staff of the Research Institute of Advance Studies where
she became the head of the quantum chemistry group of the Physics
Department. Her research is a blend of quantum-chemical and
experimental chemical physics-physiochemical studies. She is most
noted for her work in carrying out he first all-valence-electron,
three-dimensional quantum-chemical calculations.
Her research involves drugs which are used as tranquilizers effective against schizophrenia, and the effects of narcotic drugs on the human body. Kaufman is recognized as an authority in the theory of ion-molecule reactions. She has served as a consultant to the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Defense. Kaufman was a member of the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Nuclear Science, Panel on Heavy Ion Sources.
Joyce Kaufman was awarded the Garvan Medal of the American Chemical Society (1974) and the Maryland Chemist Award. She was also elected as a dame chevalier of France (1969), Chapitre Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique.
References
McGraw-Hill (1966). McGraw-Hill Modern Men of Science. New York: McGraw-Hill.