Elsa Reichmanis

Elsa Reichmanis
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Born	(1953-12-09) December 9, 1953 Melbourne, Australia
Residence	U.S.
Fields	Chemical and biomolecular engineering
Institutions	Bell Labs; Georgia Institute of Technology
Alma mater	Syracuse University
Notable awards	Perkin Medal (2001), ACS Award in Applied Polymer Science (1999)

Elsa Reichmanis (born December 9, 1953, Melbourne, Australia) is an American chemist, who was president of the American Chemical Society from 2003 to 2006. Elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1995, she is currently on the faculty of the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering of the Georgia Institute of Technology. Reichmanis is noted for her research into microlithography, and is credited for contributing to the "development of a fundamental molecular level understanding of how chemical structure affects materials function leading to new families of lithographic materials and processes that may enable advanced VLSI manufacturing".