Nancy Ho
Nancy W. Y. Ho | |
|---|---|
| Chinese: 何汪瑗 | |
| Born | 1936 (age 87–88) China |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | National Taiwan University, Purdue University, Temple University |
| Awards | National Medal of Technology and Innovation |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | molecular biology |
| Institutions | Purdue University |
Nancy W. Y. Ho (born 1936) is a Chinese-American molecular biologist who was the recipient of the 2013 USA National Medal of Technology and Innovation,[1] awarded to her by President Barack Obama.[2] The award is the highest honor for technological achievement bestowed by the President of the United States.
She was awarded the medal for: "The development of a yeast-based technology that is able to co-ferment sugars extracted from plants to produce ethanol, and for optimizing this technology for large-scale and cost-effective production of renewable biofuels and industrial chemicals."[3]
President Obama's citation at the award ceremony read:
Ho’s work will lead to large-scale and cost-effective production of renewable biofuels and industrial chemicals.
Early life
[edit]Ho was born in China.[4] Ho grew up in Taiwan.[4]
Ho is a Taiwanese American.[5][6]
Education
[edit]Ho earned her PhD in molecular biology in 1968, her masters from Temple University in 1960, and her undergraduate degree from National Taiwan University, Taiwan in 1957.
Career
[edit]In 2006, Ho founded GreenTech America Inc. in West Lafayette, Indiana.[7] Ho is also the President of GreenTech America Inc. Ho is known for the yeast called Ho-Purdue Yeast.[4]
Ho is a research professor emerita at Purdue University. Earlier on, she was a senior research scientist at Purdue Laboratory of Renewable Resources Engineering (LORRE). In 2007, she became a research professor at Purdue, in the School of Chemical Engineering.[8]
For over 30 years, she has devoted research to develop the most successful yeast for the production of ethanol. This has considerable impact in the renewable energy field.
Awards
[edit]- National Medal of Technology and Innovation (2013)
Book
[edit]- Ho, Nancy (2018). The Miracle Yeast. LifeRich Publishing.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "National Science and Technology Medals Foundation". nationalmedals.org. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
- ^ "Obama honors Purdue professor with technology medal". indystar.com. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
- ^ "2013 Laureates- National Medal of Technology and Innovation". USPTO. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
- ^ a b c Lane, Jim (January 20, 2015). "Dr. Nancy Ho, Founder, Green Tech America". biofuelsdigest.com. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
- ^ "Nancy Ho Chosen to Receive the National Medal of Technology and Innovation : Women In Academia Report". wiareport.com. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
- ^ "1015. Nancy Ho / 何汪瑗 2016/05 | History of Taiwanese American (T.A. Archives) 台美史料中心". taiwaneseamericanhistory.org. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
- ^ "Nancy W. Y. Ho". Purdue.edu. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
- ^ "Purdue engineer receives top award from President Obama - Purdue University". purdue.edu. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
- ^ The Miracle Yeast: Amazon.es: Nancy W. Y. Ho: Libros en idiomas extranjeros. ASIN 1489719296.