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Marie Kernaghan
Sister Kernaghan holding scientific intruments
Born	9 Jun 1889 New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	30 March 1985(1985-03-30) (aged 95) St. Charles, Missouri[2]
Resting place	St. Louis, Missouri
Alma mater	St. Louis University
Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Thesis	"Surface Tension of Mercury"[1]  (1931)

Marie Kernaghan, RSCJ, was a physicist and professor of science at Maryville University for over sixty years.

Marie Kernaghan

Kernaghan was the first woman to graduate from Saint Louis University with a PhD; and the first person to be awarded the degree in physics from the university, in 1929.^[3]

Kernaghan was a long-time educator at Maryville University, previously Maryville College and Maryville Academy of the Sacred Heart when Kernaghan began teaching. When Maryville became a college, Kernaghan was named head of the the science department. In 1961, the college moved from its first campus in South St. Louis City to its current ___location in West St. Louis County, Kernaghan designed the science building, later named Kernaghan Hall after her as a surprise.^[4]

References

1. Kernaghan, Marie (June 1931). "Surface Tension of Mercury". Phys. Rev. 37 (12): 1674. doi:10.1103/PhysRev.37.1674.3. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
2. Rice, Patricia. "Marie M. Kernaghan". findagrave.com. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
3. Hibner, Amelia Blanton (February 2018). "An Historical Moment: Saint Louis University: 200th Anniversary of Saint Louis University". Conversations on Jesuit Education. 53: 2.
4. Flick, Mary (26 April 1979). "Kernaghan Rocks". The Summit. Retrieved 3 April 2020.

Bibliography

"1907: Sacred Heart graduates number 3". The Times-Picayne. 12 November 2000. p. E-8.