Millie Dresselhaus: An Inspiration of Young Generations, a Great Carbon Scientist, a Role Model and Colleague

This talk will review the scientific impact Mildred S. Dresselhaus (Millie) had in the Physics of Carbon since her pioneering work on the magneto-optic response of graphite crystals to establish a proper identification of electron and holes in the Brillouin zone. She was a major pillar in Carbon Science, also known as the “Queen of Carbon”, Millie enormously contributed to other topics that include: 1) the physical properties of graphite, 2) the electronic structure of graphene and rolled graphene (known as carbon nanotubes), 3) physico-chemical properties of graphite intercalated compounds, 4) fullerenes and derivatives, 5) Li-ion batteries, 6) the fundamentals of Raman spectroscopy in different nano-carbons, etc. Unfortunately, Millie departed in February 2017, but she left us with an incredible amount of Physics knowledge. She was and will always be an inspiration for women, young and well-established carbon scientists. This talk will summarize her major scientific achievements, as well as some personal experiences with her close collaborators. Millie really enjoyed science and she had a clear admiration for carbon nanomaterials. She is a great loss for Science, but fortunately she has left us with an incredible amount of scientific knowledge