Edith M. Flanigen

Edith Marie Flanigen (January 28, 1929 – January 6, 2026) was an American chemist. She was known for her work on synthesis of emeralds, and later zeolites for molecular sieves at Union Carbide. She was born in Buffalo, New York on January 28, 1929. In 2014, President Barack Obama honored Flanigen with the National Medal of Technology.

Flanigen died on January 6, 2026, at the age of 96.

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