Look Quote by Mildred Dresselhaus

If you don't have material, you don't have an experiment.

— Mildred Dresselhaus

Some people don't like competition, but competition is fine. It generates new ideas, keeps you alert.

— Mildred Dresselhaus

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

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

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

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

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

Being a woman has helped my career more than it's hindered it.

— Mildred Dresselhaus

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

I want to try to do something for women in physics worldwide.

— Mildred Dresselhaus

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

People in academia and industry are not accustomed to people who have long lapses in their careers.

— Mildred Dresselhaus