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Mildred Dresselhaus | |
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.jpg) Dresselhaus at the White House in 2012 | |
| Born | Mildred Spiewak November 11, 1930 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 20, 2017 (aged 86) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Hunter College Cambridge University Radcliffe College University of Chicago |
| Known for | Carbon nanotubes |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Applied physics |
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| Doctoral advisor | Enrico Fermi |
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Mildred Dresselhaus[1] (née Spiewak; November 11, 1930 – February 20, 2017),[2] known as the "Queen of Carbon Science",[3] 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] She also served as the president of the American Physical Society, the chair of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, as well as the director of science in the US Department of Energy under the Bill Clinton Government.[4] Dresselhaus won numerous awards including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the National Medal of Science, the Enrico Fermi Award, the Kavli Prize and the Vannevar Bush Award.
- ^ Mildred Dresselhaus was elected in 1974 as a member of National Academy of Engineering in Electronics, Communication & Information Systems Engineering and Materials Engineering for contributions to the experimental studies of metals and semimetals, and to education.
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MITobitwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Queen of Carbon Science, U.S. News & World Report. By Marlene Cimons, National Science Foundation. July 27, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
- ^ a b Natalie Angier (July 2, 2012). "Carbon Catalyst for Half a Century". New York Times. Retrieved July 3, 2012.