Lucius Aurelius Bigelow (1892–1973) was an American chemist, specializing in the fluorination of organic compounds.
After completing his undergraduate studies from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1915, Bigelow briefly attended Harvard (1916-1917) before moving to Yale University where he finished his Ph.D. in organic chemistry in 1919.
Finally, Bigelow moved to Duke University in 1929 where he served as a member of the chemistry department faculty until his retirement in 1961.
In particular, his work provided the foundations for the preparation of fluorocarbons during World War II as part of the Manhattan Project.
In 1958, Bigelow was the recipient of the Herty Medal by the Georgia Section of the American Chemical Society, recognizing him as an outstanding Southern chemist.