Rubye Prigmore Torrey
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African American chemist and educator
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Rubye Prigmore Torrey's Degrees
- Bachelors Chemistry Howard University
- Masters Chemistry University of Chicago
- PhD Chemistry University of Chicago
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Rubye Mayette Prigmore Torrey was a notable African American female chemist and educator. She earned her bachelor's and master's degree at Tennessee State University and her PhD from Syracuse University. Her main research interests included food chemistry, the electroanalysis of drinking water and human hair, and research ethics. She is known for developing a mechanism to decompose hydrogen sulfide, which earned her a place in Sigma Xi.
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