Jeanne Burbank

Jeanne Beadle Burbank (May 8, 1915 – March 2, 2002) worked for 25 years at the United States Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), studying the materials and components of lead-acid and silver-zinc batteries used in submarines. She was acknowledged internationally as an expert in the field of electrochemistry. During her 25-year career at the Naval Research Laboratory, Burbank published 35 articles, obtained several patents, and was acknowledged internationally as an expert in the field of electrochemistry. was followed by "ground-breaking work" with John Lander on Positive-Grid Corrosion in the Lead-Acid Cell, and with Albert C. Simon on Subgrain structure in lead and lead-antimony alloys in 1952. She received her first patent in 1958: This was used to study the properties of electrodes made of materials such as lead and silver-zinc. In 1969, she was commended when awarded the William Blum award: "Your methods of applying X-ray and electron microscopy to the materials and components of lead-acid and silver-zinc batteries have made a substantial contribution to the understanding of battery grid corrosion and active materials reactions." 1969, William Blum Award, National Capital Section of the Electrochemical Society 1970, inaugural Frank Booth Award for outstanding technical merit

Later life In 1971, Jeanne retired. She settled in Tucson, Arizona, where she enjoyed interests in archaeology and Native American history and culture. An oil painter, she frequently chose the Sonoran Desert and Native Americans as subjects of her paintings. In 1986 she moved to Scottsdale, Arizona, with her sister, Joan Beadle Gailar. In 1997, after the death of her sister, Jeanne moved to Phoenix, Arizona. She died in Phoenix on March 2, 2002.