Clarice Phelps

Clarice Phelps

Clarice Evone Phelps (née Salone) is an American nuclear chemist researching the processing of radioactive transuranic elements at the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). She was part of ORNL's team that collaborated with the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research to discover tennessine (element 117). The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) recognizes her as the first African American woman to be involved with the discovery of a chemical element. Phelps was formerly in the US Navy Nuclear Power Program. Read more on Wikipedia

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Clarice Phelps is an American nuclear chemist known for her work in the discovery of the element tennessine, which is a synthetic element on the periodic table. She is also recognized for her contributions to the field of nuclear chemistry and for being one of the few women of color in her field.