Follow your interests, get the best available education and training, set your sights high, be persistent, be flexible, keep your options open, accept help when offered, and be prepared to help others. — Mildred Dresselhaus Copy Share Image
I would say the first three or four papers on nano-thermoelectricity in bismuth went almost unnoticed, but all of a sudden when Dirac cones came along - pop! - there was huge interest in bismuth-related materials. — Mildred Dresselhaus Copy Share Image
I think women benefit from being in places and having positions where the quality of work is the criteria, not what you look like.… — Mildred Dresselhaus Copy Share Image
Some people don't like competition, but competition is fine. It generates new ideas, keeps you alert. — Mildred Dresselhaus Copy Share Image
If we had improved materials that could be produced cheaply and in large quantities, certainly the thermoelectrics industry could move forward more quickly. — Mildred Dresselhaus Copy Share Image
If I were not able anymore to come to the lab, that's retirement. Or if I had no more ideas of things. Every year,… — Mildred Dresselhaus Copy Share Image
The main thread of my work is structure property relations and materials. If you have certain atoms, why do they attract each other? Why… — Mildred Dresselhaus Copy Share Image
Electrons are the carriers for electricity, but they are also carriers for thermal energy. This means thermal conductivity is increased when the carrier density… — Mildred Dresselhaus Copy Share Image
Commercial thermoelectrics are a reality. The automobile industry is now working with conventional thermoelectric materials. They are interested a little bit in nanostructuring because… — Mildred Dresselhaus Copy Share Image
Being a woman has helped my career more than it's hindered it. — Mildred Dresselhaus Copy Share Image
I behaved the way I was taught to behave: like a woman in the company of men. If you behaved aggressively in the company… — Mildred Dresselhaus Copy Share Image
Mentoring is about listening to people, helping them go over what the issues are and how to clarify ways to deal with any problems… — Mildred Dresselhaus Copy Share Image
