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Cornell. MIT. Doctoral students. Greg Timp. Deborah Chung. Mildred Dresselhaus ( née Spiewak; November 11, 1930 – February 20, 2017), known as the "Queen of Carbon Science", was an American nanotechnologist. She was an Institute Professor and Professor Emerita of physics and electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Mildred S. Dresselhaus (Photo: Knut Falch). Through music school, I met parents with high school and college education, and in this way I learned about the only city-wide public high school of high academic standing available at that time to girls.Entrance to the school was by examination, so I wrote away for old examinations and through self study I was able to pass the examinations, to gain ...
Widely known as the “Queen of Carbon,” Mildred “Millie” Dresselhaus had an unparalleled career, making crucial advances in the understanding of the thermal and electrical properties of carbon nanomaterials during her nearly 60 years at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dresselhaus passed away on February 20, 2017, at age 86.
Feb 22, 2017 · Mildred Dresselhaus, emerita professor of physics and materials science at MIT and Presidential Medal of Freedom winner (as well as IEEE Medal of Honor recipient), died on Monday at the age of 86.
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Feb 21, 2017 · Mildred “Millie” Dresselhaus, a celebrated and beloved scientist and MIT professor whose research helped unlock the mysteries of carbon, has died at 86. A recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom and National Medal of Science, the “queen of carbon science” led the U.S. scientific community and was a champion of women in science and engineering.
Feb 20, 2017 · Institute Professor Emerita Mildred Dresselhaus, a pioneer in the electronic properties of materials, dies at 86 [MIT News Office, 2.21.2017] [RLE, 2.22.2017] Letter to the MIT community regarding the death of Mildred Dresselhaus [MIT News Office, 2.21.2017] Mildred Dresselhaus, IEEE Medal of Honor Recipient Known as the “Queen of Carbon,” Dies at 86 [IEEE Spectrum, […]
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Mar 16, 2017 · Born Mildred Spiewak in 1930 in New York City, to Polish–Jewish immigrants, Millie, as her students and colleagues knew her, grew up in a rough area of the Bronx during the Great Depression.
