Anna Coble | |
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Born | 1936 [1] |
Died | March 3, 2009[2] | (aged 72–73)
Education | Physics (1973) |
Alma mater |
Howard University University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign |
Anna Jane Coble-Mullen [3] (1936 – March 3, 2009) was an American biophysicist. She was the first black woman to earn a doctorate in biophysics, and the first black woman to be hired at Howard University.
Coble was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, where she became interested in mathematics and physics. [4] Her father was a teacher at St. Augustine's University. Coble studied mathematics at Howard University, earning a bachelor's degree in 1958 and a master's degree in 1961. [5] After graduating, she taught physics at North Carolina A&T State University for four years. [5] Coble moved to University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign for her postgraduate studies, where she became an advocate for minority students and women. [5] She completed her PhD in 1973 under the supervision of Floyd Dunn. [5] [6] She spent two years at Washington University in St. Louis studying the impact of high-intensity ultrasound on frogs. [5] [7]
Coble moved back to Howard University, where she was the first black woman to be hired to the faculty. [5] She spent a summer finding houses for 200 black graduate students, forfeiting her own research. [5] During her time at Howard University there was a 30 - 40% cut to federal research grants. [5] She was part of the Writing Across the Curriculum faculty. [8] She was eventually promoted to Associate Professor. [9]
Coble was part of the formation of the National Society of Black Physicists. [10] She served on the board of the Ionia Whipper Home, a shelter for neglected teenage girls. [5] She developed educational resources for the National Academy of Sciences and the National Research Council. [11]
Coble worked with the American Association for the Advancement of Science and American Association of Physics Teachers to support underrepresented groups in science. [5] One project, the AAAS Black Church Project, brought hands-on science to young people in the Washington Area. [5] The Gamma Chapter of the District of Columbia of Phi Beta Kappa at Howard University established a Faculty Service Award in honor of Coble, who was the Chapter Secretary for multiple decades. [12]
Coble was married to Kirk P. Mullen. She was the stepdaughter of Cora Coble, and had three siblings: Mary Lee Coble, Cecil N. Coble, Jr. and Dennis Coble. Coble died on March 3, 2009. [4] She is buried at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery. [3]
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Anna Coble | |
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Born | 1936 [1] |
Died | March 3, 2009[2] | (aged 72–73)
Education | Physics (1973) |
Alma mater |
Howard University University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign |
Anna Jane Coble-Mullen [3] (1936 – March 3, 2009) was an American biophysicist. She was the first black woman to earn a doctorate in biophysics, and the first black woman to be hired at Howard University.
Coble was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, where she became interested in mathematics and physics. [4] Her father was a teacher at St. Augustine's University. Coble studied mathematics at Howard University, earning a bachelor's degree in 1958 and a master's degree in 1961. [5] After graduating, she taught physics at North Carolina A&T State University for four years. [5] Coble moved to University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign for her postgraduate studies, where she became an advocate for minority students and women. [5] She completed her PhD in 1973 under the supervision of Floyd Dunn. [5] [6] She spent two years at Washington University in St. Louis studying the impact of high-intensity ultrasound on frogs. [5] [7]
Coble moved back to Howard University, where she was the first black woman to be hired to the faculty. [5] She spent a summer finding houses for 200 black graduate students, forfeiting her own research. [5] During her time at Howard University there was a 30 - 40% cut to federal research grants. [5] She was part of the Writing Across the Curriculum faculty. [8] She was eventually promoted to Associate Professor. [9]
Coble was part of the formation of the National Society of Black Physicists. [10] She served on the board of the Ionia Whipper Home, a shelter for neglected teenage girls. [5] She developed educational resources for the National Academy of Sciences and the National Research Council. [11]
Coble worked with the American Association for the Advancement of Science and American Association of Physics Teachers to support underrepresented groups in science. [5] One project, the AAAS Black Church Project, brought hands-on science to young people in the Washington Area. [5] The Gamma Chapter of the District of Columbia of Phi Beta Kappa at Howard University established a Faculty Service Award in honor of Coble, who was the Chapter Secretary for multiple decades. [12]
Coble was married to Kirk P. Mullen. She was the stepdaughter of Cora Coble, and had three siblings: Mary Lee Coble, Cecil N. Coble, Jr. and Dennis Coble. Coble died on March 3, 2009. [4] She is buried at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery. [3]
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