Frances Arnold

Object Details

Artist

Katy Grannan, born 1969

Sitter

Frances H. Arnold, born 25 Jul 1956

Exhibition Label

Born Edgewood, Pennsylvania

Frances Arnold is the first American woman to have won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2018). She is the Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering and Biochemistry, and the Director of the Donna and Benjamin M. Rosen Bioengineering Center at the California Institute of Technology, where she has been a faculty member since 1986. At Caltech, she has pioneered methods of directed protein evolution that are used to make proteins for applications in alternative energy, chemicals, and medicine. Additionally, Arnold has co-founded three companies in order to magnify the impact of her methods.

Arnold has been elected to all three National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. In 2013, President Obama awarded her the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, and in 2021, she was appointed by President Biden to serve as co-chair of the Presidential Council of Advisors for Science and Technology.

This likeness of Arnold was created by Katy Grannan, who is known for her portraits and editorial work for the New York Times and other publications.

Nacida en Edgewood, Pensilvania

Frances Arnold es la primera mujer estadounidense que ha ganado del Premio Nobel de Química (2018). Es titular de la Cátedra Linus Pauling en Ingeniería Química, Bioingeniería y Bioquímica, y dirige el Centro de Bioingeniería Donna y Benjamin M. Rosen en el California Institute of Technology (Caltech), donde ha sido profesora desde 1986. En Caltech ha desarrollado técnicas de evolución dirigida de proteínas que se han aplicado al desarrollo de energía alternativa, compuestos químicos y medicamentos. También ha cofundado tres compañías para ampliar el impacto de sus métodos.

Arnold ha sido elegida miembro de las tres Academias Nacionales de Ciencias, Ingeniería y Medicina. En 2013 el presidente Barack Obama le otorgó la Medalla Nacional de Tecnología e Innovación y en 2021 el presidente Biden la designó codirectora del Consejo Presidencial de Asesores en Ciencia y Tecnología.

Esta imagen de Arnold fue creada por Katy Grannan, conocida por sus retratos y trabajo editorial para el New York Times y otras publicaciones.

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquired through the Marc Pachter Commissioning Fund

2018

Object number

NPG.2019.110.1

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

© Katy Grannan

Type

Photograph

Medium

Inkjet print

Dimensions

Image/Sheet: 97.8 × 73.8 cm (38 1/2 × 29 1/16")

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Alternate Title

Dr. Frances Arnold

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Costume\Jewelry\Earring

Exterior

Frances H. Arnold: Female

Frances H. Arnold: Science and Technology\Scientist\Chemist

Frances H. Arnold: Nobel Prize

Portrait

Record ID

npg_NPG.2019.110.1

Metadata Usage (text)

Usage conditions apply

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm45db806d4-86ac-473b-ba39-a6c85c671419