Richmond is known for her study of complex surface chemistry, her service on national science boards and her work on the advancement of women in science.

An international delegation co-organized by AAAS ended a rare, week-long visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea (DPRK) with new understanding about the nation’s environmental challenges and its commitment to addressing them.

For Norman P. Neureiter, senior adviser to the AAAS Center for Science Diplomacy, it was the third recent visit to the DPRK, and he characterized seminar in Pyongyang as constructive and “extremely interesting.”