Joan B. Berkowitz | |
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| Born | March 13, 1931 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 22, 2020 (aged 88) |
| Alma mater | Swarthmore College, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Materials science |
| Institutions | Yale University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Arthur D. Little, Risk Science International, Farkas Berkowitz & Company |
Joan B. Berkowitz (March 13, 1931 – January 22, 2020) was an American chemist. Her areas of research included materials for the space program, reusable molds for spacecraft construction built from molybdenum disilicides and tungsten disilicides, and the disposal and treatment of hazardous wastes. She was the first woman to serve as president of The Electrochemical Society.