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= Katheryn Emanuel Lawson = Kathryn Emanuel Lawson (1926-2008) was one of the first few female African American chemists who worked in Sandia National Laboratories. After Katheryn worked as associate professor in multiple colleges, she studied properties of irradiate materials in Crystal Physics research division.

She earned her PhD in University of New Mexico in radiochemistry in 1957.

Katheryn was one of the four African American doctors in Albuquerque.

Early Life and Education
Katheryn Emanuel was born in Shreveport, Louisiana on September 15, 1926. After Katheryn attended racially segregated schools and graduated as the salutatorian of a racially segregated high school in 1941, she went to Dillard University, a historically black college, in New Orleans and graduated with BA Cum Laude in Natural Science in 1945. 2 years later, Katheryn went to Tuskegee Institution to pursue Master's Degree in organic chemistry. Meanwhile, she served as an Assistant Professor of chemistry in multiple colleges, including Bishop college, Savannah State University, Talladega College and Grambling State University, all of which are historically black colleges.

4 years later, Katheryn got promoted to an Associate Professor of chemistry at Central State College in Wilberforce, Ohio until 1954. She was then offered assistantship to study for PhD in University of New Mexico and finally finished her PhD in radiochemistry with a dissertation of Behavior of Indium at Tracer Concentrations in 1957.

Career
Katheryn Emanuel started to work as a biochemist in Veterans Administration Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1957. A year later, she was invited to work in Sandia National Laboratories in Crystal Physics research division. At the time of Cold War, United States needed PhD graduates to contribute to weapon development. Katheryn worked in material research while her job was to analyze molecular structure of irradiated materials. She also studied properties of transition metals and their combination with other elements and devoted herself to test their electrical and magnetical properties, which helped prove Crystal Field Theory.

Katheryn successively published several papers throughout her career. Her work includes Behavior of carrier-free tracers, Infrared absorption of inorganic substances and Ion-exchange resins, a bibliography of unclassified references. She was a member of American Chemical Society. In 1965, she was featured with her husband Kenneth Lawson on Ebony Magazine. Later in her career, she committed to National Urban League's Black Executive Exchange Program to advise young African American to work hard to achieve American Dream and to advise white manager to accept and recommend them. She also served in Fair House Board in Albuquerque after 1963.

Personal Life
Katheryn Emanuel was born to John Venus Emanuel and Ida L. Gillispe. She married Kenneth Lawson two months before she advanced to seek for PhD in University of New Mexico. Kenneth was a chemist-bacteriologist studying for PhD in University of New Mexico. He later worked as a lab technician in Albuquerque's sewage plant. He received his PhD in 1955. Katheryn had two sons, William Lawson, who was born when she was in graduate school, and Kenneth E. Lawson, Jr.

Katheryn Emanuel Lawson died in Michigan on September 25, 2008.