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Darlene Solomon | |
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Born | Darlene Joy Spira February 7, 1959 Walnut Creek, California, US |
Education | |
Alma mater |
Stanford University Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Known for | Bioengineering |
Spouse | Edward I. Solomon |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Bioengineering, Chemical and Biological Systems, Life Sciences, Chemical Analysis, Mass Spectrometry |
Institutions | Hewlett Packard Labs, Agilent Technologies |
Thesis | Detailed chemical and spectroscopic probes of the multicopper active sites in Rhus laccase (1985) |
Doctoral advisor | Edward I. Solomon and William Orme-Johnson |
Darlene Joy Solomon (born Darlene Joy Spira, February 7, 1959) is an American scientist. From 2006 to 2023, she was Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President for Agilent Technologies.
Solomon has contended that the practice of biological research will transform into an engineering discipline, calling the 21st century "the century of biology" in a keynote address she delivered at IMS2015. [1] [2] During her tenure, Agilent's transformation from an electronics company to a life sciences and diagnostics company exemplifies this change of focus from the "century of physics" to the "century of biology". [3]
![]() | This biographical article is written
like a résumé. (October 2023) |
Darlene Solomon | |
---|---|
Born | Darlene Joy Spira February 7, 1959 Walnut Creek, California, US |
Education | |
Alma mater |
Stanford University Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Known for | Bioengineering |
Spouse | Edward I. Solomon |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Bioengineering, Chemical and Biological Systems, Life Sciences, Chemical Analysis, Mass Spectrometry |
Institutions | Hewlett Packard Labs, Agilent Technologies |
Thesis | Detailed chemical and spectroscopic probes of the multicopper active sites in Rhus laccase (1985) |
Doctoral advisor | Edward I. Solomon and William Orme-Johnson |
Darlene Joy Solomon (born Darlene Joy Spira, February 7, 1959) is an American scientist. From 2006 to 2023, she was Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President for Agilent Technologies.
Solomon has contended that the practice of biological research will transform into an engineering discipline, calling the 21st century "the century of biology" in a keynote address she delivered at IMS2015. [1] [2] During her tenure, Agilent's transformation from an electronics company to a life sciences and diagnostics company exemplifies this change of focus from the "century of physics" to the "century of biology". [3]