Total synthesis of physostigmine at DePauw's Minshall Lab, 1935 Developed soya phosphaticles, a widely used food supplement; fire-fighting foam made from soybean oil (called bean soup); and ...

Just before the turn of the century, Percy Lavon Julian was born in Montgomery, Alabama. He was a bright student, but at that time the city provided no public education for black students after ...

The Percy Julian Award is given out annually at the Student Leadership Awards to an undergraduate student who displays outstanding leadership accomplishments which promote diversity, social equality, ...

Keystone Avenue, to celebrate the life and contributions of pioneering scientist Percy Lavon Julian. You're invited to attend the event, which is sponsored by the Indianapolis Regional DePauw Alumni ...

In 1929, Percy Julian won the opportunity to pursue a dream he had held for more than a decade: a doctorate in chemistry. Funded by a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation, he enrolled at the ...

GREENCASTLE, Ind. — Percy Julian is considered one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century. He was born in 1899 in Montgomery, Alabama and is the grandson of slaves. Because he was Black, ...