Jacqueline Williams Quinn
Personal Information
Born: 1967
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: White
Education
Georgia Tech BS Civil Engineering 1989; University of Central Florida MS 1994 & PhD 1999 both in Environmental Engineering
Professional Life
Field of Study: Environmental Engineer; Inventor
Institution/Corporation: NASA Kenedy Space Center
Degrees & Memberships: none
Awards & Achievements
Awards: 2016 Florida Inventors Hall of Fame; 2005 NASA's Commercial Invention of the Year Award; 2005 NASA's Government of the Year Award; 2006 Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer Federal Laboratory Consortium; 2007 Space Technology Hall of Fame; 2018 National Inventors Hall of Fame; 2007 Environmental Laureate Technology Museum for Environmental Technology Benefitting Humanity; 1995 Hugh L. Dryden Memorial Science Fellowship; 2004 Space Coast Society of Women Engineers Technical Achievement Award
Achievements: recognized authority in environmental remediation; holds 12 patents
An American inventor & engineer
One of the inventors of emulsified zerovalent iron (EZVI), an environmentally safe material that can remove chlorinated solvent contaminants left from space exploration
Works on environmental cleanups while an environmental engineer at NASA
Worked on project to remove PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyl)
Is part of the project looking for water on the moon
Holds 12 patents