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Contribution #64 of 365
Dr. Lilia A. Abron
Chemical Engineer and Founder of PEER Consultants
1972
The contribution
How this work helped shape America
Dr. Lilia A. Abron became the first Black American woman in the nation to earn a doctorate in chemical engineering in 1972. She later founded PEER Consultants, building an environmental engineering enterprise focused on water, wastewater, environmental, and infrastructure projects.