Bridgette Shannon

Bridgette Renee Shannon (née Blackman) is an African-American chemist who is a research scientist at 3M. She is the 2021 President Elect of the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers.

Bridgette Shannon
Born
Bridgette Renee Blackman

Little Rock, Arkansas
Alma materHenderson State University
University of Arkansas
Scientific career
Institutions3M
ThesisEfficient and stable near infrared emitters using band gap enigneered quantum dots for biomedical applications (2007)

Early life and education

Shannon is from Little Rock, Arkansas.[1][2] She became interested in chemistry at high school. Whilst she was dissuaded against studying chemistry, she persisted, and became particularly interested in synthesis. During her summer holidays she took part in science summer camps and training programs. She eventually majored in chemistry at Henderson State University. Shannon moved to the University of Arkansas where she specialised in inorganic chemistry.[3] She worked under the supervision of Xiaogang Peng.[1]

Research and career

Shannon works as a product development specialist at 3M.[4] In 2011, she was awarded the Modern Day Technology Award at the Black Engineer of the Year Awards.[5]

Whilst at 3M, Shannon developed honeycomb-like materials that can neutralize the toxic exhausts of the catalytic converters in cars.[3] She was appointed President Elect of the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers in 2021.[6]

References
  1. "Alumna Honored as Technology Leader". University of Arkansas News. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  2. "Bridgette Shannon | FabFems". www.fabfems.org. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  3. "Meet Dr Bridgette Shannon – The Stemettes Zine". Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  4. "SciGirls Role Models: Bridgette Shannon, Chemist". TPT Originals. 2019-03-18. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  5. "US Black Engineer & IT Volume 35 Issue 1". Issuu. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  6. "Board Directory". www.nobcche.org. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
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