Mildred S. Dresselhaus is professor of physics and electrical engineering and emeriti institute professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA. She is recipient of numerous awards, including the National Medal of Science, the Enrico Fermi Award (2012) and the Kavli Prize in Nano science (2012). Known for her work on carbon nano tubes, graphite, graphite intercalation compounds, fullerenes and low dimensional thermoelectric, she lends her name to several physical theories. Positions and awards of Mildred Dresselhaus:
Professor, MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1968-present
Professor, MIT Department of Physics, 1983-present
Treasurer, National Academy of Sciences, 1992-96
Director, Office of Science, US Department of Energy, August 2000-January 2001
Chair, American Institute of Physics Governing Board, March 2003-2008
Awarded National Medal of Science by President George Bush, November 1990
20 x Doctorate Honoris Causa
Professor Honoris Causa, Federal University of Ceara, Fortaleza, Brazil, September 2006
Elected to membership in the National Academy of Engineering, 1974
Corresponding Member, Brazilian Academy of Sciences, 1976
Elected to membership in the National Academy of Sciences, 1985
Elected as a Foreign Associate of the Engineering Academy of Japan, 1993
Elected to Membership in the American Philosophical Society, 1995
Sigri-Great Lakes Carbon Lifetime Achievement Award, American Carbon Society, 1997
Hall of Fame Award by Women in Technology International (WITI), 1998
Elected to Fellow of the American Carbon Society, 1999
Nicholson Medal for Humanitarian Service, American Physical Society, 2000
Weizmann Women & Science Millennial Lifetime Achievement Award, 2000
National Materials Advancement Award of the Federation of Materials Societies, 2000
Karl T. Compton Medal for Leadership in Physics, American Institute of Physics, 2001
Honorary Member of the Ioffe Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2001
Honorary Fellow, Institute of Physics (UK), January 2005
Heinz Award for Technology, the Economy, and Employment, May 2005
Elected Foreign Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences of India, 2006
North American Laureate L'Oreal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science, February 2007
Honored Academician of the International Thermoelectric Academy, July 2007
Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Physics Prize of the American Physical Society, March 2008
Elected Fellow of the Materials Research Society, April 2009
2008, advising the U.S. Secretary of Energy, Samuel Bodman pursuant to the Energy Policy Act
Member of National Academy of Engineering
