Virginia Dolores Hogan (January 20, 1929 – October 13, 2004) was an American chemist, specializing in pyrotechnics, and "the only woman research chemist at Picatinny Arsenal," a large United States Army installation in New Jersey.

[2][4] She conducted basic pyrotechnics research on explosives for bombs, flares, signals, and tracking devices.

She was "the only woman research chemist at Picatinny Arsenal", according to a 1963 profile.

[5] Her research was published in Journal of Physical Chemistry,[8][9] Combustion and Flame,[10][11] Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data,[12] Radiation Research,[13] and Analytical Chemistry.

[14][15] Hogan died in 2004 in Denville, New Jersey, aged 75 years.