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PHILADELPHIA, PA—12 December 2007—The Chemical Heritage Foundation (CHF) has announced that Anke Timmermann has joined the staff as historian, Roy Eddleman Institute. In this role she will coordinate the visiting scholars program and lead CHF's efforts in original research in the history of chemistry. An award-winning historian of alchemy and early chemistry, Timmermann brings a broad range of experience to her new role at CHF.
"What an
honor to add such a dynamic and talented scholar to our staff," said Ron Brashear, director of CHF's Othmer Library. "As historian, Anke will work with our visiting scholars and staff in our constant efforts to bring the best available research in the history of chemistry to the widest possible public."
Timmermann earned her Ph.D. in the history of science at Cambridge University and masters degrees from the University of Glasgow and the University of Heidelberg. She received the Williamson Award for doctoral studies in 2006 and from 2003 to 2006 was a Gates Cambridge Scholar. She is the author of more than a dozen scholarly papers and reviews.
About the Chemical Heritage Foundation
The Chemical Heritage Foundation serves the community of the chemical and molecular sciences, and the wider public, by treasuring the past, educating the present, and inspiring the future. CHF maintains a world-class collection of materials that document the history and heritage of the chemical and molecular sciences, technologies, and industries; encourages research in its collections; and carries out a program of outreach and interpretation in order to advance an understanding of the role of the chemical and molecular sciences, technologies, and industries in shaping society.
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