Ruth Gall

Ruth Gall (born Ruth Edna Lack; 8 November 1923 – 10 July 2017 ) was an Australian chemist and Head of School at the School of Chemistry, University of Sydney. She was the first female Head of School at the university. and academic prizes at Meriden School, a girls school where chemistry and physics were not taught at the time. is on the wall of Chemistry Lecture Theatre 3, named in her honour as the Ruth Gall Lecture Theatre.