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Mildred Dresselhaus (née Spiewak; November 11, 1930 – February 20, 2017), known as the "Queen of Carbon Science", was an American physicist, materials scientist, and nanotechnologist. She was an institute professor and professor of both physics and electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology . [4]
Feb 21, 2017 · Mildred Dresselhaus, a celebrated and beloved MIT professor who made fundamental discoveries in the electronic properties of materials, died at age 86. She was the first woman to win the National Medal of Science in Engineering and the first to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She also led the US scientific community and promoted women in STEM.
Feb 23, 2017 · Mildred Dresselhaus, a professor emerita at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology whose research into the fundamental properties of carbon helped transform it into the superstar of modern...
Feb 20, 2017 · Mildred S. Dresselhaus was a former professor of physics and electrical engineering at MIT, known for her research on carbon nanotubes, bismuth nanowires and low-dimensional thermoelectrics. She died in 2017 at the age of 86. Learn about her life, achievements and legacy from this web page.
Mar 16, 2017 · Mildred S. Dresselhaus (1930–2017) D. D. L. Chung. Nature 543 , 316 ( 2017) Cite this article. 18k Accesses. 33 Altmetric. Metrics. 'Queen of carbon' and champion of women in science. Credit:...
- D. D. L. Chung
- ddlchung@buffalo.edu
- 2017
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Mar 15, 2022 · Learn about the life and achievements of Mildred Dresselhaus, a pioneer of nanoscience and a champion of women in science. The book Carbon Queen by Maia Weinstock traces her journey from a Depression-era immigrant to a Nobel-worthy physicist and a government leader.
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.
