Cherlynlavaughn Bradley

Cherlynlavaughn Bradley (October 27, 1951 – August 30, 2014) was an American chemist who worked at Amoco.

Early life and education Bradley was born in Chicago, Illinois. Her father, Leroy Bradley, worked at Burlington Railroad and her mother, Geneva Bradley, was a musician. At Northwestern University, Bradley was, again, the only African-American woman in the department. She worked on polymer semiconductors and linear permethylpolysilanes. She earned her PhD in 1978.

Research and career Bradley joined Standard Oil in 1977, which later became Amoco. She died after a short illness on August 30, 2014.