Chekesha M. Liddell-Watson
Personal Information
Born: 1967
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: Black
Education
Spelman College BS Chemistry 1999; Georgia Institute of Technology BS Material Engineering 1999; Georgia Tech PhD Material Science & Engineering 2003
Professional Life
Field of Study: Materials Science
Institution/Corporation: Cornell University
Degrees & Memberships: Member: Phi Beta Kappa, American Chemical Society, Materials Research Society, Cornell Center for Materials Research, Cornell Center for Nanoscale Systems, National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists & Chemical Engineers, National Society of Black engineers (NSBE, 2000)
Awards & Achievements
Awards: 2006, NSF Career Award; NASA Women in Science & Engineering Scholarship; 1999-2003, Office of Naval Research Graduate Scholarship; 1999-2003, Georgia Tech President's Fellowship; 1999-2003, Facilitating Academic Careers in Engineering & Science Fellowship; 1999, Hertz Foundation Fellowship Grant; 2009, Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists & Engineers; 2011, Emerging Scholar Class of 2011; 2010, Provost's Award for Distinguished Research, Cornell University; 2009, Dow Distinguished Lecturer, UCSB; 2007, Certificate of Appreciation for Mentoring, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Achievements: studied the metabolism of arsenic in poultry