Marinda Li Wu

Wu has been a long-time member of the American Chemical Society (ACS) and has worked with it at various levels, most importantly as its 2013 president. She is the eighth woman president and the first Asian American to serve as president of the society. The theme of her presidency was "Partners for Progress and Prosperity". In 2015, she was named a fellow of the American Chemical Society.

Education

Marinda Li Wu received a B.S. in chemistry from Ohio State University in 1971, and a Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry from the University of Illinois in 1976. She chose to go to Illinois because she wanted to work with Professor Russell Drago. She was told on arrival that he did not work with female students, but she convinced him to accept her as his second woman graduate student.