Background
Price, Donna was born on October 23, 1913 in Baltimore. Daughter of William Mitchell and Emma Deisha (Feddeman) Price.
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Donna Price
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Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, Goucher College, 1934; Doctor of Science (honorary), Goucher College, 1974; Doctor of Philosophy in Physical Chemistry, Cornell Univercity, 1937.
Career
Instructor, Rockford (Illinois) College, 1938-1940;
fellow in chemical physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1940-1941;
fellow in chemical kinetics, University of Chicago, 1942;
research chemist, Hercules Powder Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1942-1948;
from chemist to supervising chemist, United States Naval Ordnance Laboratory, Silver Spring, Maryland., 1949-1960;
acting division chief, United States Naval Ordnance Laboratory, Silver Spring, Maryland., 1961-1962;
senior research chemist, United States Naval Surface Warfare Center, Silver Spring, Maryland., 1963-1986;
senior scientist, Advanced Technological and Research, Inc., Laurel, Maryland., since 1987. Consultant American Marietta Company, Seattle, 1955. Lecturer Lawrence Livermore (California), National Laboratory, 1959, Ministry of Supply, United Kingdom, London, 1959, United States Naval Surface Weapons Center, Silver Spring, 1981-1982.
Chairman advising committee explosives and propellants Naval Ordnance Laboratory, 1955-1961. Member propellant hazardous assessment panel Strategic Systems Project Office, 1972-1989. Member editorial advisory board Combustion and Flame, 1974-1977.
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Member Common Cause, Washington, since 1950. Fellow American Association of University Women. Member Smithsonian Associations, Combustion Institute, American Chemical Society, American Physical Society.
