Melanie S. Sanford, born in 1975 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, is a notable chemist at the University of Michigan. She grew up in Providence, Rhode Island, and earned both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Chemistry from Yale University in 1996. She completed her PhD at Caltech under Nobel laureate Robert Grubbs in 2001. Sanford specializes in organometallic chemistry, focusing on catalyzed synthesis of complex molecules, including methane functionalization and alkene difunctionalization. Her awards include a 2011 MacArthur Fellowship and membership in the National Academy of Sciences in 2016.
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Time Zone - America/New_York (4:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - Melanie
dark, black
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Melanie S. Sanford belongs to the Generation X group.
Place of Birth: New Bedford
Educated At: Classical High School | California Institute of Technology | Yale University
Occupation: researcher | chemist
Employers: University of Michigan
Awards Received: Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Ipatieff Prize | American Chemical Society Award in Organometallic Chemistry | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science | Mukaiyama Award | ACS Award in Pure Chemistry | MacArthur Fellows Program
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Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.
Ephemeris for June 16, 1975
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on June 16, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for June 16, 2025 |
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| Sun | 24 Gemini 53 | 25 Gemini 45 | 12 Leo 36 |
| Moon | 25 Virgo 30 | 28 Aquarius 46 | 17 Cancer 23 |
| Mercury | 16 Gemini 15 | 14 Cancer 33 | 17 Leo 17 |
| Venus | 10 Leo 13 | 10 Taurus 40 | 11 Virgo 42 |
| Mars | 19 Aries 32 | 29 Leo 37 | 24 Taurus 11 |
| Jupiter | 19 Aries 22 | 1 Cancer 33 | 24 Aries 25 |
| Saturn | 19 Cancer 8 | 1 Aries 14 | 25 Cancer 32 |
| Uranus | 28 Libra 35 | 29 Taurus 0 | 28 Libra 47 |
| Neptune | 10 Sagittarius 0 | 2 Aries 4 | 9 Sagittarius 4 |
| Pluto | 6 Libra 28 | 3 Aquarius 24 | 7 Libra 8 |
| Rahu | 29 Scorpio 45 | 22 Pisces 40 | 27 Scorpio 7 |
| Ketu | 29 Taurus 45 | 22 Virgo 40 | 27 Taurus 7 |
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Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2025
Note: Multiple transits occurring in close proximity often signify a major event in a person's life.Melanie S. Sanford's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Mars conjunction Saturn
Exact: 31 January, 2025 - Mars conjunction Saturn
Exact: 12 March, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Mercury
Exact: 01 April, 2025 - Saturn opposition Moon
Exact: 11 April, 2025 - Ketu conjunction Moon
Exact: 11 April, 2025 - Mars conjunction Venus
Exact: 11 May, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Sun
Exact: 21 May, 2025 - Saturn sextile Ketu
Exact: 31 May, 2025 - Mars aspects Mars
Exact: 20 July, 2025 - Mars aspects Jupiter
Exact: 20 July, 2025 - Mars conjunction Moon
Exact: 30 July, 2025 - Saturn sextile Ketu
Exact: 29 August, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Saturn
Exact: 08 September, 2025 - Mars aspects Sun
Exact: 28 October, 2025 - Mars opposition Mercury
Exact: 27 November, 2025 - Mars opposition Sun
Exact: 07 December, 2025
