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Novella Bridges

1972–

United States

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Novella Bridges is an African American chemical engineer, researcher, and an advocate for minorities in STEM. She was born in 1972, and is a prominent figure in the field of inorganic chemistry. It was during her high school years that Bridges was introduced to the subject which she later pursued in her career. She earned a Ph.D. from Louisiana State University and began her career at the Pacific Northwestern National Laboratory (PNNL) specializing in radiochemistry.

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