Dr. Jean Huhman-Vincent, (BA 1992, Ph.D. 1997)
Jean Huhmann-Vincent
(BA 1992) received a Ph.D degree in inorganic chemistry from UM-St.
Louis in August 1996. Her dissertation work in Dr. Joyce Corey's
group focused on organometallic catalysts and silicon polymer synthesis.
Jean was awarded a Director's Postdoctoral Fellowship at Los Alamos
National Laboratory, and spent her tenure there investigating inorganic
complexes of hydrogen, silanes and germanes. In 1999, Jean accepted
a position at Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., where she has worked
on a wide range of projects, including the pilot scale production
of oxygen adsorbents, new molecule synthesis for semiconductor applications,
and new product development for polyurethane foam additives. Jean
has been awarded 2 patents and is an author on over 20 journal publications.
During undergraduate studies in chemistry at UM-St. Louis she received
both the American Chemical Society Outstanding Junior Award and
the Alan F Berndt Outstanding Senior Award. She lives in Bethlehem,
PA with her husband John and their son Derrick.