Nell I. Mondy (October 27, 1921 – August 25, 2005) was an American biochemist known for her expertise regarding the potato.

She spent the majority of her profession at Cornell University where in 1953 she earned a PhD in biochemistry and subsequently served as faculty there for nearly fifty years.

Her books include Experimental Food Chemistry and an autobiography, You Never Fail Until You Stop Trying: The Story of a Pioneer Women Chemist.

[1][8] Nell never married but always lived with her mother who moved with her to Ithaca where Ethel died in 1972.

Due to this incident she became active in victim's rights and elder safety that prompted bills in the New York Senate and Assembly.

The book focuses on Dr. Mondy's challenges being a woman in science and her work to improve worldwide food and nutrition, specifically in third world countries.