(a) Person/Expert you admire

A scientist who I admire is Mrs. Irma Pennacchiotti Monti. The truth is that I do not have much information about her, but she seemed to me a great woman and a great professional of the area when I met her last year in the visit to the Pharmacy Museum, where she is the director.

Mrs Irma is a Pharmaceutical Chemist of Universidad de Chile. She has a magister in Food Technology. After obtaining her title on September 11th ,1945 she exerted the teaching during 57 years. Also she worked in investigations about chemistry and biochemistry. She has published 3 books and more than 40 articles in national and international magazines, her contributions have given rise to the tables of chemical composition of several Chilean foods. Since 1951 she has won a lot of prizes in the area.

 She has also excelled as President of "Sociedad Chilena de Nutrición, Bromatología y Toxicología".

I admire her because she was one of the first Pharmaceutical Chemist woman. And until today she is still linked to the profession with a lot of love and vocation for what she does. She is very intelligent and nice. And despite some natural difficulties of his age, teaches about the wonders of the pharmaceutical world with much patience and love.