Sylvia Elise Blankenship
Personal Information
Born: 1954
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: White
Education
1977, BA, 1979 MA Horticulture Science, Texas A&M University; 1983, PhD Horticulture Science, Oregon State University
Professional Life
Field of Study: Horticulture
Institution/Corporation: North Carolina State University
Degrees & Memberships: Member: 2010, Fellow International Society for Horticultural Science
Awards & Achievements
Awards: 2020, National Inventors Hall of Fame; 2007, American Society for Horticultural Science Outstanding Researcher; 2015, North Carolina State University Innovator of the Year
Achievements: 1-MCP for Fruit, Vegetable and Flower Freshness
Identified 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP), a compound which extends the storage life of fruits & flowers
She spent her childhood summers on a ranch in Texas
1996, she received a patent & licensed it to Floralife
She grew up in the suburbs of northern Virginia
Holds 2 patents