Maria Skłodowska Curie

by PAC Intern Eliseo Nesci Maria Salomea Skłodowska Curie (1867-1934) was a pioneer in the fields of physics and chemistry. For her discovery of radium and polonium, she was the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize. A dedicated scientist endowed with a strong...

Biography: Bożena Nowicka McLees

Ms. Bożena Nowicka McLees is a Polish literature and language instructor and director of Interdisciplinary Polish Studies at Loyola University Chicago.  She earned her M.A. in Polish Language and Literature at the University of Illinois at Chicago.  She is...