Gloria Thomas MaGee
Gloria MaGee is a proud army brat of Asian and Creole descent. She received a bachelor's degree in chemistry in 1996 from Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, LA, where she was a Timbuktu Academy and Packard Foundation Scholar. After several internships and working in the chemical industry for a brief period, she earned a doctorate in chemistry at Louisiana State University in 2002 as a Louisiana Board of Regents and American Association of University Women Fellow. MaGee was a National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (2002–2003) and an Assistant Professor at Mississippi State University (2003–2007). She is now an Assistant Professor at Xavier University in New Orleans. Dr. MaGee is chair of the National Science Foundation Chemistry Division Leadership Group for the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program, is a member of the Executive Board of the National Organization of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE), and is actively involved in the American Chemical Society (ACS) as a member of the Younger Chemists Committee. In each of these roles, Dr. MaGee is passionate about broadening the participation of underrepresented groups in the chemical sciences and sharing her personal experiences. She has also worked with at-risk youth through groups such as the Research and Engineering Apprenticeship Program, Court Appointed Special Advocates (for foster children), the Girl Scouts of America, and Masonic groups.