Chicita F. Culberson
Chicita F. Culberson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Chicita Forman November 1, 1931 |
| Died | March 5, 2023 (aged 91) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Duke University, University of Wisconsin, University of Cincinnati |
| Spouse | Bill Culberson |
| Awards | Acharius Medal |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Lichenology |
| Institutions | Duke University |
Chicita Frances Culberson (born Chicita Frances Forman, November 1, 1931, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – March 5, 2023, in Durham, North Carolina)[1] was an American lichenologist.
Education[edit]
She graduated with a B.S. from the University of Cincinnati in 1953, where she also met her future husband, Bill Culberson.[2][3] In 1954, she received an M.S. from the University of Wisconsin, and in 1959 she received a Ph.D. from Duke University.[2]
Career[edit]
A botanical researcher at Duke University, Culberson pioneered the use of thin-layer chromatography in the identification of secondary lichen products.[4]
In 1992, she became one of the first modern recipients of the Acharius Medal.[5]
In 2000, botanist Theodore Esslinger circumscribed Culbersonia, which is a fungal genus in the family Caliciaceae and named in Bill Culberson and Chicita F. Culberson's honour, his "longtime friends and mentors".[6][7] At the 9th International Association for Lichenology conference held virtually in Brazil on 4 August 2021, the lichen chemistry symposium was dedicated to Culberson for her 90th birthday.[8]
Personal life[edit]
Culberson was married to fellow lichenologist Bill Culberson from 1953,[10] until his death in 2003. Culberson died on March 3, 2023, at Croasdaile Village, a senior adult community in Durham, North Carolina.
See also[edit]
Sources[edit]
- Biography of Dr Culberson Archived 2013-11-07 at the Wayback Machine at Lichenology.org
- ^ "Obituary for Chicita Frances Culberson". Retrieved 2024-02-11.
- ^ a b "Chicita F Culberson, Senior Research Scientist". fds.duke.edu. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
- ^ "IAL - Acharius Medallists". www.lichenology.org. Archived from the original on 2013-11-07. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
- ^ Acharius Medallists: Chicita F. Culberson Archived 2013-11-07 at the Wayback Machine at Lichenology.org; published 2007 or earlier; retrieved October 22, 2013
- ^ Acharius Medallists Archived 2021-06-24 at the Wayback Machine at Lichenology.org; retrieved October 22, 2013
- ^ Esslinger, Theodore L. (2000). "Culbersonia americana, a rare new lichen (Ascomycota) from Western America". The Bryologist. 103 (4): 771–773. doi:10.1639/0007-2745(2000)103[0771:CAARNL]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 86045065.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ LaGreca, Scott (2021). "The lichen chemistry symposium at IAL9 was dedicated to Chicita Culberson for her 90th birthday" (PDF). International Lichenological Newsletter. 54 (2): 19–21.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. C.F.Culb.
- ^ Acharius Medallists: William Louis Culberson Archived 2007-07-19 at the Wayback Machine at Lichenology.org; retrieved November 28, 2017
External links[edit]
- Dr Culberson's faculty page at Duke University
- Partial bibliography of Dr Culberson's research at Scientific Commons
| Academics | |
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| Artists | |
- 1931 births
- 2023 deaths
- Scientists from Philadelphia
- University of Cincinnati alumni
- University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni
- Duke University faculty
- American women botanists
- American lichenologists
- Acharius Medal recipients
- 21st-century American botanists
- American women academics
- 21st-century American women scientists
- Women lichenologists