When was Frances Arnold born?

Frances Arnold was born on 25 July 1956 in Pittsburgh.

What positions has Frances Arnold held?

Positions held by Frances Arnold include: board of directors member (since 9 December 2019).

Where did Frances Arnold study?

Frances Arnold was educated at Princeton University, University of California, Berkeley, Taylor Allderdice High School.

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Frances Arnold

Nobel prize winning US scientist and engineer (born 1956)

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Frances Hamilton Arnold (born July 25, 1956) is an American chemical engineer and Nobel Laureate. She is the Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering and Biochemistry at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). In 2018, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for pioneering the use of directed evolution to engineer enzymes.

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Born: 25 July 1956 wd
Place of birth: Pittsburgh wd
Citizenship: United States wd
Occupation: biochemist, inventor, university teacher, engineer wd
Education: Princeton University, University of California, Berkeley, Taylor Allderdice High School wd
Spouse: Jay Bailey wd
Official website: che.caltech.edu/faculty/arnold_f/index.html wd
Social media: X (Twitter) wd

Positions held wd

board of directors member (since 9 December 2019)

Awards wd

National Medal of Technology and Innovation (2011)
Charles Stark Draper Prize (2011)
Millennium Technology Prize (2016)
Garvan–Olin Medal (2005)
FASEB Excellence in Science Award (2007)
National Inventors Hall of Fame (2014)
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2018)
Raymond and Beverly Sackler Prize in Convergence Research (2017)
Society of Women Engineers Achievement Award (2017)
Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
BBC 100 Women (2018)
Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science (2019)
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2011)
Benjamin Franklin Medal (2019)

About

In 2019, Alphabet Inc. announced that Arnold had joined its board of directors. For the length of his presidency, she also served as an external co-chair of President Joe Biden's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).

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When was Frances Arnold born?: Frances Arnold was born on 25 July 1956 in Pittsburgh.
What positions has Frances Arnold held?: Positions held by Frances Arnold include: board of directors member (since 9 December 2019).
Where did Frances Arnold study?: Frances Arnold was educated at Princeton University, University of California, Berkeley, Taylor Allderdice High School.

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