Collection on Mildred Dresselhaus

Mildred Dresselhaus (November 11, 1930 – February 20, 2017) was Institute Professor, and Professor of Physics and Electrical Engineering, Emerita at the Massachusetts Institutute of Technology (MIT).

Recent honors and awards include:

Presidential Medal of Freedom, 2014 von Hippel Award, Materials Research Society, 2013 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience, 2012 Enrico Fermi Award, 2012 Vannevar Bush Award, 2009 ACS Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences, 2009 Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize, American Physical Society, 2008 Oersted Medal, 2007 L'Oréal UNESCO Award for Women in Science, 2007 Heinz Award for Technology, the Economy and Employment, 2005 IEEE Founders Medal Recipients, 2004 Karl T. Compton Medal for Leadership in Physics, American Institute of Physics, 2001 Medal of Achievement in Carbon Science and Technology, American Carbon Society, 2001 Honorary Member of the Ioffe Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2000 National Materials Advancement Award of the Federation of Materials Societies, 2000 Honorary Doctorate from the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, February 2000 Nicholson Medal, American Physical Society, March 2000 Weizmann Institute's Millennial Lifetime Achievement Award, June 2000 SGL Carbon Award, American Carbon Society, 1997 National Medal of Science, 1990