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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

We’re interested to see what input, if much, the community wants to offer in the effort to honor Dr. Percy Julian with a streetscape project along Chicago Avenue, from near his longtime home at East ...

Percy Lavon Julian, an organic chemist, was born in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1899. The grandson of slaves, he graduated with honors from DePauw University in 1920 and earned a master's degree in ...