History of women of chemistry. Dr. Hab. Aculina Arîcu: „Everything around us is chemistry”
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https://doi.org/10.52673/18570461.24.4-75.14Keywords:
history of science, women in chemistry, biographical itinerary, dr. hab.Aculina Aricu, Republic of MoldovaAbstract
The article is dedicated to the scientific, didactical and managerial activities of the dr. hab. Aculina Aricu, well-known personality in the Republic of Moldova and abroad. The study presents the dr. hab. Aculina Aricu personality profile; biographical data; following the vocation; student years; the road to research and the luminaries of the Institute of Chemistry of MSU; professional activity; didactic-scientific and managerial activity; recognition of work and merits in the field of chemistry; female researcher and family.
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