 mildred dresselhaus (born mildred spiewak on november 11, 1930 in brooklyn, new york), known as the "queen of carbon science", is an institute professor and professor of physics and electrical engineering (emerita) at the massachusetts institute of technology. ==biography== she was born mildred spiewak on november 11, 1930 in brooklyn. dresselhaus received her high school degree at hunter college high school, undergraduate degree at hunter college in new york, and carried out postgraduate study at the university of cambridge on a fulbright fellowship and harvard university. she received a phd from the university of chicago in 1958. she then spent two years at cornell university as a postdoc before moving to lincoln lab as a staff member. she became a visiting professor of electrical engineering at mit in 1967, became a tenured faculty member in 1968, and became a professor of physics in 1983. she was promoted to institute professor in 1985.  dresselhaus was awarded the national medal of science in 1990 in recognition of her work on electronic properties of materials as well as expan
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