Saturday, 16 May 2015

Queen of Carbon Becomes First Woman to Receive IEEE Medal of Honor


Queen of Carbon Becomes First Woman to Receive IEEE Medal of Honor
In June, Professor Mildred Dresselhaus will formally receive the 2015 IEEE Medal of Honor for her leadership and contributions across many fields of science and engineering. She is the first woman to receive the organisation’s highest honor since its inception in 1917.

Congrats ma'am!

Full article:
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/plugged-in/queen-of-carbon-becomes-first-women-to-receive-ieee-medal-of-honor/

Who's Mildred Dresselhaus?: 
http://web.mit.edu/physics/people/faculty/dresselhaus_mildred.html

#womeninstem

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