Dr. Moungi Bawendi is a Tunisian-American chemist.
He is the Lester Wolfe Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Moungi Bawendi is one of the original participants in the field of colloidal quantum dot research, and among the most cited chemists of the last decade.
This work has included: (1) the development of novel methods for synthesising, characterising, and processing quantum dots, magnetic nanoparticles, and tubular J-aggregates as novel materials building blocks, (2) studying fundamental optical and magnetic properties of nanostructures using a variety of spectroscopic methods, including the development of optical photon correlation tools to study single nanoscopic emitters, (3) incorporating quantum dots and magnetic particles into various optical and electronic device structures, and (4) developing nanoparticles and other agents for biomedical imaging.
- Became a Clarivate Citation Laureate in 2020.
- Received his A.B. in 1982 from Harvard University
- Ph.D. in Chemistry in 1988, University of Chicago.
- Two years of postdoctoral research at Bell Laboratories, working with Dr. Louis Brus, where he began his studies on nanomaterials.
- Joined the faculty at MIT in 1990, becoming Associate Professor in 1995 and Professor in 1996.
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AMERICAN / TUNSIAN-AMERICAN