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Pioneering Female Scientist Series 6
Clearing a Path for Others to Follow -- Ume TangeProduced in 2005; 14 minutes
Autobiographical sketch of Dr. Ume Tange, who graduated from Tohoku Imperial Univ. at age 44 as the first female student, went to USA at age 54 and obtained a Ph. D. there. Returning to Japan, she worked at RIKEN with Prof. U. Suzuki for 13 years, publishing 23 papers on the study of vitamins.
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Pioneering Female Scientists 5
A Life of Work as a "Green Tea Scientist" -- Michiyo TujimuraProduced in 2005; 14 minutes
Biographical sketch of Dr. Michiyo Tujimura, who was hired by RIKEN in 1929 and was the first female in Japan to earn a doctoral degree in agriculture. She was motivated by Prof. U. Suzuki to study the effective components in green tea and their structures, and known for achieving the first successful crystalization of the complex bitter components, catechin and tannin, thereby elucidating their chemicals structures.
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Pioneering Female Scientists 4
Analysis of Molecules by Absorption Spectroscopy -- Sechi KatoProduced in 2005; 14 minutes
Biographical sketch of Dr. Sechi Kato, who was the first female student of Hokkaido Imperial Univ., and the first female researcher, and later chief scientist, at RIKEN. She succeeded in the first application of absorption spectroscopy for the analysis of molecular structures.
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Pioneering Female Scientists 3
A Life of Research into the Safflower Plant -- Mizu WadaProduced in 2005; 14 minutes
Biographical sketch of Mizu Wada, who started her career as an assistant for Prof. C. Kuroda, then studied safflower dyes with Prof. Hattori of Tokyo Imperial Univ., and, eventually, patented the extraction process for the plant dye, carthamin.
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Pioneering Female Scientists 2
The Path I Chose--Kimiko AnnoProduced in 2004; 14 minutes
Biographical sketch of Dr. Kimiko Anno, who was a pioneering scientist specializing in the chemistry of sugar, the first female graduate student of Tokyo Imperial Univ., and active in women's rights for education and scientific research.
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Pioneering Female Scientists 1
Chika Kuroda's Passion for Understanding MaterialsProduced in 2004; 14 minutes
Biographical sketch of Dr. Chika Kuroda who was a true pioneer as an organic chemist, the first female graduate student at Tohoku Imperial Univ., and the second Japanese woman earning a Doctor of Science degree.
