Edmond Albius
Edmond Albius was a former slave and horticulturist whose method for pollinating vanilla plants led to a boom in the industry in 19th century Europe and Asia.
Mary Elliot Hill, MS
Mary Elliott Hill was an organic and analytical chemist who researched ultraviolet light and used it to develop more precise analytical methods.
Benjamin Banneker
Benjamin Banneker, born in 1731, was a mathematician, astronomer, farmer, almanac compiler, and civil rights advocate.
Emmett Chappelle
Mr.Emmett Chappelle, widely known as the “Father of Bioluminescence” was an African-American scientist who made grand leaps in the field of research.
AACR 2024 Annual Meeting in San Diego
SCHEQ will be attending and presenting at the 2024 American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting.
Dr. Joan Murrell Owens
Dr.Joan Murell Owens was the first female African-American marine biologist and button coral expert. Dr.Owens grew up in a household that put education first as she showed a passion for the sea and its inhabitants from a young age.
Dr. Nazeer Ahmad
Dr. Nazeer Ahmad was a Guyanese born soil scientist whose work on tropical soils supported farmers all over the world in increasing the health and abundance of their crops.
Dr. Courtenay Felix Bartholomew
Dr. Courtenay Bartholomew was a Trinidadian research physician who was the first to diagnose AIDS in the English-speaking Caribbean. He grew up in Port of Spain, Trinidad and loved studying the sciences as a child.
Dr. Percy Lavon Julian
Dr. Percy Lavon Julian was one of the foremost chemists in the 20th century. He was one of six children to two middle class parents in Montgomery, Alabama, and all of his siblings attended college.
Dr. Charles Henry Turner
Dr. Charles Henry Turner was an African-American zoologist, civil rights activist, and educator whose work provided insight into certain behaviors of vertebrates in the19th century.