Mildred Dresselhaus

Department of Physics honors National Medal of Science winners

Department of Physics honors National Medal of Science winners

Jan 30, 2018
Mildred Dresselhaus, physicist dubbed ‘queen of carbon science,’ dies at 86

Mildred Dresselhaus, physicist dubbed ‘queen of carbon science,’ dies at 86

Alumna Mildred Dresselhaus remembered as ‘one of America’s foremost physicists’

Feb 23, 2017
Washington Post
Mildred Dresselhaus, ‘Queen of carbon science,’ 1930-2017

Mildred Dresselhaus, ‘Queen of carbon science,’ 1930-2017

Dresselhaus, PhD’59, was a model for women and scientists everywhere.

Feb 22, 2017

UChicago Magazine

Three UChicago alumni to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

Three UChicago alumni to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

Nov 13, 2014
Two researchers win highest U.S. honor

Two researchers win highest U.S. honor

Alumna Mildred Dresselhaus, who did pioneering research on carbon science, to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

Nov 10, 2014

AAAS/Science

These Women Should Win a Nobel Prize in Physics

These Women Should Win a Nobel Prize in Physics

Alumnae Mildred Dresselhaus, Deborah Jin mentioned as worthy of breaking women’s 50-year drought in winning Nobel Prize in Physics

Oct 6, 2014

Slate

Two former UChicago students honored by National Inventors Hall of Fame

Two former UChicago students honored by National Inventors Hall of Fame

Mar 21, 2014

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