Barbara S. Askins
Personal Information
Born: 1939
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: White
Education
University of Alabama Huntsville BA & MA Chemistry
Professional Life
Field of Study: Chemistry
Institution/Corporation: NASAs Marshall Space Flight Center
Degrees & Memberships: Member: American Chemical Society; Sigma Xi; American Association for the Advancement of Science; World Future Society
Awards & Achievements
Awards: 1978 National Inventor of the Year Award, Association for the Advancement of Inventions & Innovations
Achievements: invented a process that intensified underexposed negatives revealing details in images from deep space that had previously been undetected; her process has been widely used by NASA& in the medical profession for x-rays
invented a process that intensified underexposed photo negatives revealing details in images from deep space never detected before
began her career as a teacher; returned to school to complete her BA & obtain an MA after her 2 children began school
Began working at NASAs Marshall space flight Center in 1975
was the 1st female recipient of the National Inventor of the Year Award