Lucy Oldfield

Lucy Florence Oldfield (18 September 1925 – 4 July 1989) was a British chemist and Chairman of the London Section of the Society of Glass Technology. She was awarded a Glass Slipper for her work in glass technology.

Early life and education Lucy Florence Oldfield was born on 18 September 1925, to Sidney and Florence Oldfield (née Ambrose) in St Pancras, London.

Oldfield was educated at Harrow County School for Girls and then Bedford College, receiving her first Class Honours Degree in Chemistry in 1947. At first Oldfield worked as an analyst for British Drug Houses in London and was eventually accepted as a post graduate research student at Imperial College. for her research in electrochemistry at Imperial College. who first engaged Oldfield into the work of glass technology. Laser glass is used to amplify laser light to the higher energies required for scientific experiments.

Society of Glass Technology In 1958, Oldfield joined the Society of Glass Technology as a personal member later being awarded with the Fellowship in 1965 and in 1967 she was the second person to receive the London Section Redston Award.