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Theda M. Daniels-Race

Nanotechnology
USA USA

Personal Information

Country of Birth: USA

Nationality: USA

Ethnicity: Black

Education

Rice University, BS Electrical Engineering 1983; Stanford University, MS Electrical Engineering 1985; Cornell University, PhD Electrical Engineering 1990

Professional Life

Field of Study: Nanotechnology

Institution/Corporation: Exxon; General Electric; AT&T Bell Laboratories; LSU; Duke University; Texas A&M University

Degrees & Memberships: Member: American Physical Society, Materials Research Society, National Society of Black Physicists, Black Women on Boards, Stanford Women on Board, IEEE, Society of Women Engineers, US Dept of Energy's Basic Energy Science Advisory Committee

Awards & Achievements

Awards: 2023, Worley Professor of Excellence Award Michael B. Voorhies Distinguished Professor in the Division of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Louisiana State University; 19th African American female to obtain a PhD in Physics-related field

Achievements: researched molecular beam epitaxial (MBE) effects on strained materials & low-dimensioal systems (LDS); established Duke University's 1st MBE Lab in 1989

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