Moungi Bawendi

American chemist of French and Tunisian descent

Moungi Gabriel Bawendi (Arabic: منجي الباوندي; born 15 March 1961)[1][2] is an American-Tunisian-French chemist.[3][4] He is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[5][6] Bawendi is known for his works in the chemical production of high-quality quantum dots.[7] In 2023, he was honored with the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Moungi Bawendi
منجي الباوندي
Born (1961-03-15) 15 March 1961 (age 63)
EducationHarvard University (AB,AM)
University of Chicago (PhD)
Known forhot-injection synthesis of quantum dots
AwardsNobel Prize in Chemistry (2023)
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
Quantum chemistry
InstitutionsMassachusetts Institute of Technology
ThesisFrom the Biggest to the Smallest Polyatomic Molecules: Statistical Mechanics and Quantum Mechanics in Action (1988)
Doctoral advisorKarl Freed
Takeshi Oka

References

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  1. Tiss, Mohsen (October 4, 2023). "Le Tunisien Moungi G. Bawendi parmi les lauréats du prix Nobel de chimie". Tunisie.
  2. "Le Tunisien Moungi Bawendi parmi le trois Prix Nobel de chimie 2023". October 4, 2023.
  3. Devlin, Hannah; correspondent, Hannah Devlin Science (2023-10-04). "Scientists share Nobel prize in chemistry for quantum dots discovery". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-10-04. {{cite news}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
  4. "An overview of the main Tunisian scientists in Chemistry and Materials Science" (PDF). Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  5. "Moungi Bawendi". mit.edu. Archived from the original on August 21, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  6. "Moungi Bawendi". mit.edu. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  7. "The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2023". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 2023-10-04.