Irene C. Peden

Irene Carswell Peden (September 25, 1925 – August 22, 2025) was an American electrical engineer who is known for being the first American woman engineer or scientist to live and work in the interior of the Antarctic. There she developed new methods to analyze the deep glacial ice by studying the effect it has on radio waves. A Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers where she broke a number of barriers and received significant awards, her many other awards include the Society of Women Engineers' Achievement Award in 1973 and election to the National Academy of Engineering.