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Joan Wennstrom Bennett -LRB- born September 15 , 1942 -RRB- is a fungal geneticist who also is active in issues concerning women in science .. Educated at Upsala College -LRB- B.S. 1963 -RRB- and the University of Chicago -LRB- M.S. 1964 , Ph.D. 1967 -RRB- , she was on the faculty of Tulane University for 35 years .. Upsala College. Upsala College. University of Chicago. University of Chicago. Tulane University. Tulane University. She is a past president of the American Society for Microbiology -LRB- 1990-1991 -RRB- and of the Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology -LRB- 2001-2002 -RRB- , and past Editor in Chief of Mycologia -LRB- 2000-2004 -RRB- .. American Society for Microbiology. American Society for Microbiology. Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology. Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology. Mycologia. Mycologia. She was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2005 .. National Academy of Sciences. National Academy of Sciences. While at Tulane University , Bennett was on the committee that established the first women 's center at Newcomb College -LRB- the women 's college at Tulane -RRB- and taught a popular course on the biology of women beginning in 1975 .. Tulane University. Tulane University. Newcomb College. Newcomb College. After Professor Bennett joined the Rutgers faculty , she was appointed Associate Vice President to establish an Office for the Promotion of Women in Science , Engineering & Mathematics which promotes gender and racial equity in the sciences , mathematics , and engineering .. Professor Bennett was the first tenure track woman hired on the faculty of the Biology Department at Tulane University .. Tulane University. Tulane University. While there , Dr. Bennett and her laboratory established a research program on the genetics and biosynthesis of aflatoxin in collaboration with scientists at the Southern Regional Research Center , a branch of the United States Department of Agriculture in New Orleans , Louisiana .. aflatoxin. aflatoxin. Southern Regional Research Center. Southern Regional Research Center. United States Department of Agriculture. United States Department of Agriculture. New Orleans. New Orleans. Louisiana. Louisiana. This research provided a useful model for other polyketide secondary metabolites and expanded the possibilities for reducing these poisons in foods and the environment .. secondary metabolites. secondary metabolites. After Hurricane Katrina , Professor Bennett moved to Rutgers University where she currently is a Professor II in the Department of Plant Biology and Pathology .. Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina. Rutgers University. Rutgers University. Her Rutgers laboratory has pioneered the use of genetic model systems for elucidating the physiological effects of fungal volatile organic compounds .. Bennett is married to David Lorenz Peterson , a computer systems consultant .. She is the mother of three sons  : John Frank Bennett , Daniel Edgerton Bennett and Mark Bradford Bennett .