03-05-2017, 08:53 AM
My search for this thread turned up thirteen different threads using the word "Graphene". I consider that an indicator of the unique nature of this board.
In any event, I just learned that Mildred Dresselhaus, one of the pioneers in graphene research, passed away at the age of 86. She spent her career at MIT and apparently was a highly regarded teacher, as well as a talented researcher. From her obituary, "She was particularly well known for her work on nanomaterials and other nanostructural systems based on layered materials, like grapheme..."
http://news.mit.edu/2017/institute-profe...es-86-0221
A life well-lived.
In any event, I just learned that Mildred Dresselhaus, one of the pioneers in graphene research, passed away at the age of 86. She spent her career at MIT and apparently was a highly regarded teacher, as well as a talented researcher. From her obituary, "She was particularly well known for her work on nanomaterials and other nanostructural systems based on layered materials, like grapheme..."
http://news.mit.edu/2017/institute-profe...es-86-0221
A life well-lived.
