Chicita F. Culberson | |
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Born | Chicita Forman November 1, 1931 |
Died | March 5, 2023 | (aged 91)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater |
Duke University, University of Wisconsin, University of Cincinnati |
Spouse | Bill Culberson |
Awards | Acharius Medal |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Lichenology |
Institutions | Duke University |
Chicita Frances Culberson (born Chicita Frances Forman, November 1, 1931, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – March 5, 2023, in Durham, North Carolina) [1] was an American lichenologist.
She graduated with a B.S. from the University of Cincinnati in 1953, where she also met her future husband, Bill Culberson. [2] [3] In 1954, she received an M.S. from the University of Wisconsin, and in 1959 she received a Ph.D. from Duke University. [2]
A botanical researcher at Duke University, Culberson pioneered the use of thin-layer chromatography in the identification of secondary lichen products. [4]
In 1992, she became one of the first modern recipients of the Acharius Medal. [5]
In 2000, botanist Theodore Esslinger circumscribed Culbersonia, which is a fungal genus in the family Caliciaceae and named in Bill Culberson and Chicita F. Culberson's honour, his "longtime friends and mentors". [6] [7] At the 9th International Association for Lichenology conference held virtually in Brazil on 4 August 2021, the lichen chemistry symposium was dedicated to Culberson for her 90th birthday. [8]
Culberson was married to fellow lichenologist Bill Culberson from 1953, [10] until his death in 2003. Culberson died on March 3, 2023, at Croasdaile Village, a senior adult community in Durham, North Carolina.
Chicita F. Culberson | |
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Born | Chicita Forman November 1, 1931 |
Died | March 5, 2023 | (aged 91)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater |
Duke University, University of Wisconsin, University of Cincinnati |
Spouse | Bill Culberson |
Awards | Acharius Medal |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Lichenology |
Institutions | Duke University |
Chicita Frances Culberson (born Chicita Frances Forman, November 1, 1931, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – March 5, 2023, in Durham, North Carolina) [1] was an American lichenologist.
She graduated with a B.S. from the University of Cincinnati in 1953, where she also met her future husband, Bill Culberson. [2] [3] In 1954, she received an M.S. from the University of Wisconsin, and in 1959 she received a Ph.D. from Duke University. [2]
A botanical researcher at Duke University, Culberson pioneered the use of thin-layer chromatography in the identification of secondary lichen products. [4]
In 1992, she became one of the first modern recipients of the Acharius Medal. [5]
In 2000, botanist Theodore Esslinger circumscribed Culbersonia, which is a fungal genus in the family Caliciaceae and named in Bill Culberson and Chicita F. Culberson's honour, his "longtime friends and mentors". [6] [7] At the 9th International Association for Lichenology conference held virtually in Brazil on 4 August 2021, the lichen chemistry symposium was dedicated to Culberson for her 90th birthday. [8]
Culberson was married to fellow lichenologist Bill Culberson from 1953, [10] until his death in 2003. Culberson died on March 3, 2023, at Croasdaile Village, a senior adult community in Durham, North Carolina.