Hoylande Young

Hoylande Young
Hoylande Young
	Dr. Hoylande Young, director of Argonne’s Technical Information Division. Her office measured 9 x 6 feet.
Born	Hoylande Denune Young; June 26, 1903; Columbus, Ohio, United States
Died	January 12, 1986 (aged 82); Hyde Park, Chicago, United States
Citizenship	American
Alma mater	Ohio State University; University of Chicago
	Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry
Institutions	Texas State College for Women; University of Chicago; Metallurgical Laboratory; Argonne National Laboratory;
Thesis	Stereoisomeric Bromoimino Ketones (1926)
Doctoral advisor	Julius Stieglitz

Hoylande Denune Young Failey (June 26, 1903 – January 12, 1986) was an American chemist. During World War II she worked at the Manhattan Project's Metallurgical Laboratory. After the war she became the first woman to be appointed as a division head at the Argonne National Laboratory, and the first woman to chair the Chicago Section of the American Chemical Society.

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