Agnes Fay Morgan Research Award facts for kids

The Agnes Fay Morgan Research Award is a special prize given to women who do amazing research in chemistry or biochemistry. It was started in 1951 by a group called Iota Sigma Pi. This group is an honorary society for women who study chemistry. The award celebrates important discoveries and work in these science fields.

To be considered for this award, a woman must be a talented researcher in chemistry or biochemistry. She also needs to be 40 years old or younger when she is nominated. Different groups and individual chemists can suggest someone for the prize.

Who Was Agnes Fay Morgan?

The award is named after a brilliant scientist named Agnes Fay Morgan. She was born in Peoria, Illinois, USA, in 1884. Agnes Morgan was a biochemist and a nutritionist. This means she studied how living things work at a chemical level and how food affects our bodies.

She went to the University of Chicago and earned several degrees there. Later, from 1915 to 1954, she taught at the University of California, Berkeley. She helped create a very strong home economics department there.

Agnes Morgan was a pioneer in the science of nutrition. Her research looked at what nutrients are in foods. She also studied how vitamins and proteins stay good when food is processed. She explored what happens to our bodies when we don't get enough vitamins.

One of her most important discoveries was finding out how pantothenic acid helps our adrenal glands and affects skin color. She also worked with government and private groups to find better ways to dry foods. Agnes Fay Morgan passed away in 1968.

Award Recipients

Here is a list of the amazing women who have received the Agnes Fay Morgan Research Award:

See also

• List of chemistry awards
• List of science and technology awards for women