Mildred Spiwick Dresslhaus

Mildred Dresselhaus (English: Mildred Dresselhaus, November 1, 1930 - February 20, 2017), also translated as "Dresselhaus", "Mrs. Dresselhaus", American physicist, semiconductor materials scientist, nanoscientist, chief professor of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and chief professor of the Department of Physics (Institute Professor), served as president of the American Physical Society, president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and science and technology advisor to the U.S. Department of Energy during the Clinton administration. The scientific community respected her as the "queen of carbon science." Mrs. Treehouse has received many awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the National Medal of Science, the Enrico Fermi Award, the Kavli Award, the Vannevar Bush Award, etc. She is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a fellow of the American Physical Society, the American Chemical Society, the Materials Research Society of America, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.