Helen E. Grenga

Helen Eva Grenga
Born1938 (1938)
Died (aged 68)
OccupationEngineering professor

Helen Eva Grenga (1938 – April 14, 2006) was the first full-tenured female engineering professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She was one of the first tenured women chemical engineering professors[1] in the United States.

Early life and education

Grenga graduated from Shorter College in 1960 with a B.A. in Chemistry, and from the University of Virginia in 1967 with a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry.[2]

She worked for the Food and Drug Administration for a few years before returning to academia.[3]

Georgia Tech

Grenga first arrived at Georgia Tech in 1967, working as a postdoctoral fellow in chemistry.[3] In 1968, she held the title of professor of metallurgy.[2]

Other roles Grenga held included Director of the Office of Graduate Studies and Research, and Dean of the Office of Academic Affairs.[2] Her achievements and presence as a senior woman in the field were inspiring for the next generation of female engineering students.[4]

Awards

Grenga received a number of awards, including the Georgia Tech ANAK Faculty Award and the Georgia Tech Women’s Leadership Conference’s Women of Distinction Outstanding Faculty Member Award.[3]

From 1981 to 1982, she was national president of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), having joined the organisation in 1973. She was a regular attendee of the SWE annual National Conference.[5][6][7] She worked to support other women into STEM fields, and supported the local SWE branch at Georgia Tech.[3][8][9]

In 2001, Grenga published Movies on the Fantail, ISBN 0-9709110-0-9, about her brother's time on the USS Barr during World War II.[2]

Helen Grenga died on 14 April 2006 aged 68.[3]

Legacies

Helen Grenga Outstanding Woman Engineer Award[10]

Publications

Source:[11]

  • Active sites for the catalytic decomposition of carbon monoxide on nickel (1967) [12]
  • Structure and Topography of Monocrystalline Nickel Thin Films Grown by Vapor Deposition (1971)
  • Active Sites for Heterogeneous Catalysis (1972)
  • Field-ion microscopy of ferrous martensite (1972)
  • Chemisorption and catalysis: carbon monoxide on metals and alloys (1972) [13]
  • Adsorption of carbon monoxide on ruthenium (1973)
  • Field-ion microscope investigations of fine structures in as-quenched and tempered ferrous martensite (1973)
  • Field-ion microscopy of tempered martensite (1974)
  • Auger analysis of surface films on Ag3Sn. (1975)
  • Surface energy anisotropy of iridium (1975)
  • Twenty-second International Field Emission Symposium (1975)[14]
  • Surface energy anisotropy of tungsten (1976)
  • Surface energy anisotropy of iron (1976)
  • Chemisorption and analysis : carbon monoxide on metals and alloys (1980)[15]
  • Cooperative education comprehensive demonstration program for post secondary students (1987)[16]

References

  1. ^ "Georgia Institute of Technology ChBENews" (PDF). Summer 2010. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Helen E. Grenga Photographs on Women in Engineering". Archives & Records Management. Georgia Tech Library. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Helen Grenga, Tech's first female professor, dies". The Whistle. Georgia Institute of Technology. April 24, 2006. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
  4. ^ "A "Helluva Engineer" Inspiring Girls to Enter the Field of STEM". Women of Reform Judaism. Archived from the original on February 6, 2025. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  5. ^ "Walter P. Reuther Library (2146) Helen Grenga, Evelyn Murray-Lenthall, 1983 National Convention". reuther.wayne.edu. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  6. ^ "Walter P. Reuther Library (2567) Helen Grenga, Student Awards Luncheon, 1980 National Convention". reuther.wayne.edu. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  7. ^ Digital Public Library of America, Helen Grenga, Nancy Redgate, Upward Mobility Conference, retrieved April 14, 2025
  8. ^ "Dr. Helen Grenga - Society of Women Engineers". May 23, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  9. ^ "SWE's Past Presidents - Society of Women Engineers". Archived from the original on June 28, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  10. ^ "Das Honored with Helen Grenga Outstanding Woman Engineer Award". Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  11. ^ "Helen E. Grenga". Academic Influence. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  12. ^ "Active sites for the catalytic decomposition of carbon monoxide on nickel". WorldCat. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  13. ^ "Chemisorption and catalysis : carbon monoxide on metals and alloys". WorldCat. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  14. ^ "Twenty-second International Field Emission Symposium". WorldCat. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  15. ^ "Chemisorption and analysis : carbon monoxide on metals and alloy". WorldCat. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  16. ^ "Cooperative education comprehensive demonstration program for post secondary students". WorldCat. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
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