| Joyce Jacobson Kaufman | |
| Birth Date: | June 21, 1929 |
| Birth Place: | New York, NY |
| Death Date: | August 26, 2016 |
| Alma Mater: | Johns Hopkins |
| Occupation: | Chemist |
| Known For: | Biomedical coding, pharmacology, drug design, quantum chemistry |
| Awards: | 1973 American Chemical Society’s Francis P. Garvan-John M. Olin Medal |
Joyce Jacobson Kaufman (June 21, 1929 - August 26, 2016) was an American chemist known for advancing the science of quantum chemistry and for clinical research on anaesthetics.[1] [2] [3] Born to an immigrant family in the Bronx and educated at Johns Hopkins University, she worked at the Sorbonne and Martin Marietta before returning to Johns Hopkins.[4]
She was elected as a fellow of the American Institute of Chemists in 1965, and of the American Physical Society in 1966.[5] Her other accolades include the 1973 Garvan Medical Award of the American Chemical Society and the Legion of Honour in 1969.[6]