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Dr. Julie Gruetzmacher '97
Major: Chemistry
Employment: Argonne National Laboratory

Julie earned a master’s degree in 1999 in physical chemistry at the University of Chicago, where she received several fellowships and awards for research and teaching. In 2002, she earned a doctorate in physical chemistry and joined the Department of National Security and Nonproliferation in the Nuclear Engineering Division of Argonne National Laboratory, where she was chosen for a fellowship from more than 150 applicants. She has used her training to battle the spread of weapons of mass destruction by writing a book used as a reference on chemicals subject to export controls because they could be used for weapons.

Julie is also involved in service such as Argonne’s Women in Science and Technology program, which works with high school girls considering careers in science and engineering. She is a volunteer at her church and a local animal shelter, and has been involved with the Museum of Science and Industry, National Science Olympiad, and Calvert House, the Catholic Student Center at the University of Chicago.