Cherlynlavaughn Bradley
Scientist
Cherlynlavaughn Bradley (October 27, 1951 – August 30, 2014) was an American chemist who worked at Amoco.
Early life and education
Bradley was born in Chicago, Illinois. Her father, Leroy Bradley, worked at Burlington Railroad and her mother, Geneva Bradley, was a musician. Bradley attended St Matthew's Catholic School and became interested in science when she was given a Gilbert Chemistry set. She took a course in advanced placement chemistry and went on to study chemistry and Illinois Wesleyan University. She was the only African-American student and graduated magna cum laude in 1973, and went on to study inorganic chemistry at graduate school. At Northwestern University, Bradley was, again, the only African-American woman in the department. She worked on polymer semiconductors and linear permethylpolysilanes. She earned her PhD in 1978.
Research and career
Bradley joined Standard Oil in 1977, which later became Amoco.
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