March 9, 2009
National Science Foundation
Millie Dresselhaus to Receive 2009 Vannevar Bush Award
Queen of Carbon Science bestowed honor by the National Science Board; ceremony takes place May 13
Once dubbed the "Queen of Carbon Science" as one of the nation's foremost experts in the multifaceted field of carbon science, longtime Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Institute Professor Mildred Dresselhaus has been named the National Science Board's 2009 Vannevar Bush Awardee. "Every morning before 6 a.m. for the past 40 years when I arrive at work, I pass a massive photograph of Vannevar Bush at his milling machine," said Dresselhaus, whose office is in the Vannevar Bush building ...
read entire piece
National Science Foundation
Millie Dresselhaus to Receive 2009 Vannevar Bush Award
Queen of Carbon Science bestowed honor by the National Science Board; ceremony takes place May 13
Once dubbed the "Queen of Carbon Science" as one of the nation's foremost experts in the multifaceted field of carbon science, longtime Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Institute Professor Mildred Dresselhaus has been named the National Science Board's 2009 Vannevar Bush Awardee. "Every morning before 6 a.m. for the past 40 years when I arrive at work, I pass a massive photograph of Vannevar Bush at his milling machine," said Dresselhaus, whose office is in the Vannevar Bush building ...
read entire piece