Betty Mokstad

Laboratory TechnicianChicago, IL

Manhattan Project VeteranProject Worker/Staff

Betty Mokstad was a laboratory technician in the Chemistry Division at the University of Chicago Met Lab. She worked in the Dry and Wet Chemistry Groups from March 1945 until July 1945 (Howes and Herzenberg, p. 139).

For more information about women in the Manhattan Project, please see the following reference:

Their Day in the Sun: Women of the Manhattan Project by Ruth H. Howes and Caroline L. Herzenberg

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