Clarice Phelps
Clarice Phelps | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | University of Tennessee University of Texas at Austin |
| Known for | Tennessine discovery |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
Clarice Phelps is an American chemist and researcher at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. She was involved with the discovery of Tennessine. She studies actinide and lanthanide separations for medical isotopes.
Early life and education
Phelps earned a Bachelors degree in chemistry from Tennessee State University in 2003.[1] She graduated from the University of Tennessee with a PhD in chemistry in 2014.[2] Phelps completed a Masters degree at the University of Texas at Austin Nuclear and Radiation Engineering Program.[3]
Career
In 2004 Phelps joined the United States Navy working as an engineering lab technician. She joined Oak Ridge National Laboratory as a nuclear operation technician in 2009. Phelps works in the isotopes group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where she is program manager for the Ni-63/ Se-75.[4] She was involved with the discovery of Tennessine, and is the first African-American woman to identify an element.[5]
Phelps won the YWCA Knoxville Tribute to Women in 2017.[5] She works with the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority to develop robotics programs for young people.[5] Phelps is on the education committee for Oak Ridge National Laboratory.[5]
References
- ^ "Alumni Life" (PDF). Tennessee State. 2015. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "YWCA SPOTLIGHTS KAREN WEEKLY AT ANNUAL TRIBUTE TO WOMEN - University of Tennessee". University of Tennessee. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
- ^ Administrator. "Clarice Phelps". www.nuclear.engr.utexas.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
- ^ "Clarice E Phelps | ORNL". www.ornl.gov. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
- ^ a b c d "Phelps wins YWCA Tribute to Women | ORNL". www.ornl.gov. Retrieved 2018-08-31.