Cynthia A. Maryanoff

Cynthia "Cyndie" Anne Maryanoff (née Milewski; born November 27, 1949) is an American organic and materials chemist. Among other awards, she received the 2015 Perkin Medal for outstanding work in applied chemistry in the U.S.A.

Education Cynthia Anne Milewski was born on November 27, 1949, in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania. She married Dr. Bruce E. Maryanoff on May 15, 1971.

Maryanoff received a B.S. degree in chemistry in 1972 from Drexel University, and a Ph.D. degree in organic chemistry in 1976 from Princeton University, working with Kurt Mislow. From 1976 to 1977 she was a postdoctoral fellow in the department of chemistry at Princeton University, working with Edward C. Taylor.

Maryanoff has been active in the fields of organic chemistry and materials science. Her publication record includes more than 100 scientific papers and several books.

Maryanoff emphasizes that accomplishments in process chemistry depend upon the work of teams of people who are involved in the research. antiepileptics,

She has been active in the American Chemical Society (ACS) in many positions including national election to the Executive Committee of the Division of Organic Chemistry (DOC) (1988–2018). She was the first woman to be chair of the Division of Organic Chemistry (DOC) (1997). and the ACS Governing Board of Publishing (2015-2023). As well as the ACS, she has been active on the NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Review Panel, the NIH Division of Grants, and the NCI Committee for Proposals to Synthesize Pharmaceutical Agents. the Henry F. Whalen, Jr. Award for Business Development from the American Chemical Society Division of Business Development and Management (2007); the Anthony J. and Heand Silvestri Award (2008); and the Ronald Mitsch Award (2008). In 2003, she was inducted into the Drexel 100. In 2010, she received the Elizabeth Bingham Award from the Philadelphia Chapter of the Association for Women in Science (AWIS-PHL), recognizing her contributions to the advancement of women in science. She and her husband Bruce E. Maryanoff are co-recipients of the 2015 Hepatitis B Foundation Community Commitment Award. In 2015 Cynthia Maryanoff received the Perkin Medal for outstanding work in applied chemistry in the U.S.A. In 2018 Maryanoff received the Paul G. Gassman Distinguished Service Award from the Division of Organic Chemistry of the American Chemical Society. Cynthia A Maryanoff received the 2022 Drexel Golden Dragon Society Award.