Background
Pierce, Abby Nies was born on August 16, 1913 in Brooklyn. Daughter of Frederick Harold and Abby Huntington (Ware) Nies.
Pierce, Abby Nies was born on August 16, 1913 in Brooklyn. Daughter of Frederick Harold and Abby Huntington (Ware) Nies.
AB, Vassar College, 1935; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1937.
Research chemist, American Cyanamid Company, Bound Brook, New Jersey, 1939-1948; literature searcher, American Cyanamid Company, Bound Brook, New Jersey, 1948-1953; patent liaison chemist, American Cyanamid Company, Bound Brook, New Jersey, 1953-1971; chemical consultant, Union Carbide Corporation, Bound Brook, 1973-1988.
Fellow American Institute Chemists. Member American Chemical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association of University Women (president Bound Brook area branch 1966-1968), Sigma Xi.
Married William Voorhees Pierce, December 30, 1950.