The Faces of Science:
African Americans in the Sciences.
| Anatomy | Roscoe Lewis
McKinney University of Chicago -- 1931 Ruth Lloyd Clarence
William Wright |
| Astronomy | Harvey
Washington Banks Georgetown University -- 1961 Reva Williams Indiana University -- 1991 First african american woman Ph.D. in Astrophysics Source: Astronomers of the African Diaspora Developed by Dr. Scott Williams, Professor of Mathematics, SUNY-Buffalo |
| Bacteriology |
Ruth Ella Moore
Ohio State University -- 1933 |
| Bioscience |
Alfred O. Coffin
Illinois Wesleyan University -- 1889 Second Science Ph.D. Awarded to an African American |
| Botany | Jessie Jarue
Mark Iowa State University -- 1935 |
| Chemistry |
St. Elmo Brady University of Illinois -- 1916
Marie Maynard Daly
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| Computer Science |
Clarence A. "Skip" Ellis
University of Illinois -- 1969 Source: Computer Scientists of the African Diaspora Developed by Dr. Scott Williams, Professor of Mathematics, SUNY-Buffalo |
| Dairy Technology | Emmett Bassett Ohio State University -- 1956 |
| Dentistry | Robert Tanner
Freeman Harvard University (March 6, 1867) |
| Electrical
Engineering The Johns Hopkins University |
Percy A. Pierre The Johns Hopkins University -- 1967 |
| Engineering | Walter Thomas
Daniel Iowa State University -- 1941 First African American engineer licensed in Louisiana |
| Geology |
Marguerite Thomas Williams
Catholic University of America -- 1942 First African American Ph.D. in Geology |
| Pure Mathematics (4th) | Walter Richard
Talbot University of Pittsburgh -- 1934 |
| Mathematics | Elbert Frank
Cox Cornell University -- 1925 First African American Ph.D. in Pure Mathematics Euphemia Lofton
Haynes |
| Metallurgical
Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology |
Frank Alphonso
Crossley Illinois Institute of Technology -- 1950 |
| Meteorology |
Charles Edward Anderson Massachusetts Institute of Technology -- 1960 First known African American Ph.D. in Meteorology |
| Nursing (Public Health) | Elizabeth
Lipford Kent
University of Michigan -- 1955 First African American Nurse to earn a Ph.D. |
| Pathology | Robert Stewart
Jason University of Chicago -- 1932 |
| Pharmacy | Ray Clifford
Darlington Ohio State University -- 1948 |
| Physics |
Edward Alexander Bouchet Yale University -- 1876 First Ph.D. Awarded to an African American Elected to Phi Beta Kappa: Note Willie Hobbs Moore Michigan University -- 1972 First african american woman Ph.D. in Physics |
| Physiology | Julian Herman
Lewis University of Chicago -- 1915 |
| Psychology |
Francis Cecil Sumner Clark University -- 1920 Inez Beverely
Prosser |
| Psychology (University of Pennsylvania) |
Frederick
Payne Watts University of Pennsylvania -- 1941 |
| Public Health | Paul Bertau
Cornely University of Michigan -- 1934 |
| Veterinarian |
Augustus Nathaniel Lushington University of Pennsylvania -- 1897 First African American Ph.D. in Veterinary Medicine |
| Wood and Paper Science |
Chavonda J. Jacobs-Young North Carolina State University -- 1998 First African American Ph.D. in Wood and Paper Science |
| Zoology |
Roger Arliner Young
University of Pennsylvania -- 1940 First African American woman Ph.D. in zoology
Charles Henry Turner
Ernest Everett Just |
