Background
She was born in Ústí nad Labem in 1921. In 1929 her family moved to Berlin, and in 1933 she and her mother came to America, following her father who had moved there to escape the Nazis.
researcher educational administrator
She was born in Ústí nad Labem in 1921. In 1929 her family moved to Berlin, and in 1933 she and her mother came to America, following her father who had moved there to escape the Nazis.
Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry magna cum laude with distinction, Bryn Mawr College, 1942; Master of Arts in Chemistry, Harvard University, 1943; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, Harvard University, 1950.
Research associate, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1943-1944;
senior staff member, Los Alamos (New Mexico) Laboratory, 1944-1946;
instructor chemistry, Brown U., Providence, Rhode Island, 1946-1948;
research associate, Brown U., Providence, Rhode Island, 1948-1953;
lecturer, associate professor, Trinity College, Washington, 1964-1969;
chairman chemistry department, Trinity College, Washington, 1966-1969;
executive director higher education resource services, Brown U., Providence, 1972-1976;
executive director higher education resource services, Wellesley (Massachusetts) College, 1976-1984;
senior consultant higher education resource services, Wellesley (Massachusetts) College, since 1984;
visiting research scholar Center for Research on Women, Wellesley (Massachusetts) College, since 1985. Member Presidential mission to establish Korean Institute Science and Technology, Republic of Korea, 1965. Member 4 Presidential missions on bilateral science cooperative with Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1964, various West European countries, 1966, 67, Australia, 1968.
Consultant Agency for International Development, unites states department of State, 1970-1973. Trustee Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 1972-1993, Executive Committee, 1973-1980, 85-92, commission on ocean policy and management, 1974, chair nominating committee,1984, education committee, 1990-1993, honorary trustee, since 1993. Member of advisory county international programs Bryn Mawr College, 1976-1979.
Overseer college engring Tufts U., since 1977. Member task force continuing education program, reaccreditation study Wellesley College, 1978-1979, member of advisory commission to pathways project, since 1992. Member of advisory committee equal opportunity National Cancer Institute, 1979-1982.
Member committee equal opportunity in science and technical National Science Foundation, 1981-1984. Member workinggroup one, government-university-industry research round table NAS, 1984-1987, chair subcommittee women and minorities, 1984-1987. Consultant Office Technology Assessment, United States Congress, 1985-1987.
Member of advisory board to project access Harvard University, 1987-1989. Member Non-Government Orgns. task force Carnegie Commission Science, Technology and Public Policy, 1990-1992.
Member National Academy of Sciences (study panel on career outcomes of matched sample of men and women scientist, committee on women in science and engineering since 1994, committee on women in science and engineering 1990-1993, commission on human resources 1977-1983, chair committee on education and employment of women in science and engineering 1974-1983, editor reports for committee on education and employment of women in science and engineering), American Association for the Advancement of Science (committee on opportunities in science 1986-1992), American Association of University Women (committee on international fellowships 1973-1977).
Married Donald Frederick Hornig, July 17, 1943. Children: Joanna Fox, Ellen, Christopher, Leslie.