Katharine Blodgett Gebbie
Katharine Blodgett Gebbie | |
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Katharine Blodgett Gebbie (1932–2016). | |
| Born | Katharine Blodgett July 4, 1932 |
| Died | August 17, 2016 (aged 84) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Bryn Mawr College University College London |
| Known for | Directorship of the Physics Laboratory and the Physical Measurement Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| Awards | Distinguished Executive Presidential Rank Award, Department of Commerce Gold Medal (twice), Service to America Medal |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysics |
| Institutions | University of Colorado Boulder National Bureau of Standards National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| Doctoral advisor | Prof. Michael J. Seaton, FRS |
Katharine Blodgett Gebbie (July 4, 1932 – August 17, 2016) was an American astrophysicist and civil servant. She was the founding director of the Physical Measurement Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and of its two immediate predecessors, the Physics Laboratory and the Center for Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, both for which she was the only Director. During her 22 years of management of these institutions, four of its scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. In 2015, the NIST Katharine Blodgett Gebbie Laboratory Building in Boulder, Colorado was named in her honor.