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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.
Feb 21, 2017 · Mildred S. Dresselhaus, a celebrated and beloved MIT professor whose research helped unlock the mysteries of carbon, the most fundamental of organic elements — earning her the nickname “queen of carbon science” — died Monday at age 86.
Mildred S. Dresselhaus receives the Kavli Prize from His Royal Highness King Harald at the Oslo Concert Hall (Photo credit: Scanpix). Combining research and family. My independent career started in June 1960 when Gene Dresselhaus and I both accepted positions at Lincoln Laboratory operated by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
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.
Mildred Dresselhaus, the “queen of carbon science,” passed away 20 February at age 86. Dresselhaus was born Mildred Spiewak in Brooklyn, New York, on 11 November 1930. She received a PhD in physics from the University of Chicago at a time when about 2% of those earning physics PhDs were women.
Mar 16, 2017 · Materials scientist Mildred S. Dresselhaus laid the foundation for carbon nanotechnology. She pioneered techniques to study materials that were just one atom thick, and predicted the...
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Feb 20, 2017 · Professor Mildred Dresselhaus, “The Queen of Carbon”, is a native of the Bronx, New York City, where she attended the New York City public schools through junior high school, completing her high school education at Hunter College High School in New York City.
