American-Tunisian-French chemist (born 1961)
Moungi Bawendi (
Arabic : منجي الباوندي ; born 15 March 1961)
[2]
[3] is an
American
–Tunisian–French
chemist .
[4]
[5] He is currently the
Lester Wolfe Professor at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology .
[6]
[7] Bawendi is known for his advances in the chemical production of high-quality
quantum dots .
[8] For this work, he was awarded the
Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2023.
Early life
Moungi Bawendi was born in
Paris , France, the son of Tunisian mathematician
Mohammed Salah Baouendi . After periods living in France and
Tunisia , Bawendi and his family migrated to the United States when he was a child.
[9] They lived in
West Lafayette, Indiana , as Salah worked in the math department at
Purdue University .
[9] Bawendi graduated from
West Lafayette Junior-Senior High School in 1978.
[10]
[11]
Higher education and career
Bawendi received both an
A.B. in 1982
[12] and an
A.M. in 1983 from
Harvard University .
[13] He earned a
Ph.D. in chemistry in 1988 from the
University of Chicago ,
[8] under the supervision of
Karl Freed and
Takeshi Oka .
[14]
With Freed, Bawendi worked on theoretical
polymer physics ,
[15] and with Oka, Bawendi worked on experiments on hot-bands of
H3 + , which played a role in deciphering the emission spectrum of
Jupiter observed in 1989.
[16]
During his graduate studies, Oka recommended Bawendi to a summer program in
Bell Labs , where
Louis E. Brus introduced Bawendi to the research on quantum dots.
[15] Upon graduation, Bawendi went to work with Brus at Bell Labs as a
postdoctoral researcher .
[17]
Bawendi joined
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1990 and became professor in 1996.
[17]
Research
Bawendi was one of the most cited chemists of the decade from 2000 to 2010.
[18] He is a leading figure in the research and development of
quantum dots .
[8] Quantum dots are tiny semiconducting crystals whose nanoscale size gives them unique optical and electronic properties.
[19]
A major challenge in quantum dot research was to find ways to create high quality quantum dots that are stable and uniform. Bawendi is recognized for his work in developing standardized methods for quantum dot synthesis. In 1993, Bawendi, and his PhD students David J. Norris and
Christopher B. Murray ,
[20] reported on a hot-injection synthesis method for producing reproducible quantum dots with well-defined size and with high optical quality.
This breakthrough in chemical production methods made it possible to “tune” quantum dots according to size, and achieve predictable properties as a result. It gave scientists much greater control over the material, and made it possible to achieve precise and reproducible results.
[21]
[22]
The method opened the door to the development of large-scale technological applications of quantum dots in a wide range of areas.
[21]
[22] Quantum dots are now used in light-emitting diodes (LEDs), photovoltaics (solar cells),
[23] photodetectors, photoconductors, lasers,
[24] biomedical imaging, biosensing and other applications.
[23]
Awards and honors
Bawendi was granted the
Sloan Research Fellowship in 1994.
[25] He won the 1997 Nobel Signature Award for Graduate Education in Chemistry of
American Chemical Society (ACS).
[26] In 2001, he received the
Sackler Prize in Physical Chemistry of Advanced Materials.
[27] In 2006, he was awarded the
Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award .
[28]
He was elected member of the
American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2003,
[29] of the
American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2004,
[30] and of the
National Academy of Sciences in 2007.
[31]
In 2010 during the National Meeting on March 23, 2010, Bawendi received the ACS Award in Colloid and Surface Chemistry.
[32]
[26] He also received the 2011
SEMI Award for North America for quantum dot research.
[33]
Bawendi was selected as a
Clarivate Citation Laureate in Chemistry in 2020, jointly with Christopher B. Murray and
Hyeon Taeghwan , "for synthesis of nanocrystals with precise attributes for a wide range of applications in physical, biological, and medical systems."
[34] .
In 2023, Bawendi was awarded the
Nobel Prize in Chemistry jointly with
Louis E. Brus and
Alexey Ekimov "for the discovery and synthesis of
quantum dots ".
[4] .
In 2024, Bawendi was decorated with the insignia of Grand Officier of the
Order of the Republic of
Tunisia .
[35]
[36] He was also awarded by the Medal of Honor of the
Tunis University .
[37]
Personal life
Bawendi is married to journalist Rachel Zimmerman, widow of another MIT professor,
Seth J. Teller .
[38]
Selected publications
Shirasaki, Yasuhiro; Supran, Geoffrey J.; Bawendi, Moungi G.; Bulović, Vladimir (January 2013).
"Emergence of colloidal quantum-dot light-emitting technologies" . Nature Photonics . 7 (1): 13–23.
Bibcode :
2013NaPho...7...13S .
doi :
10.1038/nphoton.2012.328 .
ISSN
1749-4893 .
S2CID
122454511 .
Soo Choi, Hak; Liu, Wenhao; Misra, Preeti; Tanaka, Eiichi; Zimmer, John P.; Itty Ipe, Binil; Bawendi, Moungi G.; Frangioni, John V. (October 2007).
"Renal clearance of quantum dots" . Nature Biotechnology . 25 (10): 1165–1170.
doi :
10.1038/nbt1340 .
ISSN
1546-1696 .
PMC
2702539 .
PMID
17891134 .
Murray, C. B.; Kagan, C. R.; Bawendi, M. G. (August 2000).
"Synthesis and Characterization of Monodisperse Nanocrystals and Close-Packed Nanocrystal Assemblies" . Annual Review of Materials Science . 30 (1): 545–610.
Bibcode :
2000AnRMS..30..545M .
doi :
10.1146/annurev.matsci.30.1.545 .
ISSN
0084-6600 .
Dabbousi, B. O.; Rodriguez-Viejo, J.; Mikulec, F. V.; Heine, J. R.; Mattoussi, H.; Ober, R.; Jensen, K. F.; Bawendi, M. G. (1 November 1997).
"(CdSe)ZnS Core−Shell Quantum Dots: Synthesis and Characterization of a Size Series of Highly Luminescent Nanocrystallites" . The Journal of Physical Chemistry B . 101 (46): 9463–9475.
doi :
10.1021/jp971091y .
ISSN
1520-6106 .
Murray, C. B.; Norris, D. J.; Bawendi, M. G. (September 1993).
"Synthesis and characterization of nearly monodisperse CdE (E = sulfur, selenium, tellurium) semiconductor nanocrystallites" . Journal of the American Chemical Society . 115 (19): 8706–8715.
doi :
10.1021/ja00072a025 .
ISSN
0002-7863 .
Bawendi, M G; Steigerwald, M L; Brus, L E (October 1990).
"The Quantum Mechanics of Larger Semiconductor Clusters ("Quantum Dots")" . Annual Review of Physical Chemistry . 41 (1): 477–496.
Bibcode :
1990ARPC...41..477B .
doi :
10.1146/annurev.pc.41.100190.002401 .
ISSN
0066-426X .
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^ Tiss, Mohsen (October 4, 2023).
"Le Tunisien Moungi G. Bawendi parmi les lauréats du prix Nobel de chimie" . Tunisie .
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"Le Tunisien Moungi Bawendi parmi le trois Prix Nobel de chimie 2023" . October 4, 2023.
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b Baklouti, Ali; El Kacimi, Aziz; Kallel, Sadok; Mir, Nordine (2015).
Analysis and Geometry: MIMS-GGTM, Tunis, Tunisia, 2014. In Honour of Mohammed Salah Baouendi . Heidelberg:
Springer .
ISBN
9783319174426 . Retrieved 4 October 2023 .
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"University of Chicago alum shares Nobel Prize in Chemistry - CBS Chicago" . CBS News . 4 October 2023.
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"Moungi Bawendi | Biography, Nobel Prize, Quantum Dots, & Facts | Britannica" . www.britannica.com . Retrieved 6 October 2023 .
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From the Biggest to the Smallest Polyatomic Molecules: Statistical Mechanics and Quantum Mechanics in Action (PhD Dissertation). University of Chicago.
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"My 45 Years of Astrochemistry: Memoirs of Takeshi Oka" . The Journal of Physical Chemistry A . 117 (39): 9308–9313.
Bibcode :
2013JPCA..117.9308O .
doi :
10.1021/jp4035826 .
ISSN
1089-5639 .
PMID
24490724 .
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"Quantum Dots: An Emerging Tool for Point-of-Care Testing" . Micromachines . 11 (12): 1058.
doi :
10.3390/mi11121058 .
ISSN
2072-666X .
PMC
7761335 .
PMID
33260478 .
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b Palma, Jasmine; Wang, Austin H. (October 6, 2023).
"One Small Quantum Dot, One Giant Leap for Nanoscience: Moungi Bawendi '82 Wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry | News | The Harvard Crimson" . The Harvard Crimson .
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"Quantum Dots and Their Applications: What Lies Ahead?" . ACS Applied Nano Materials . 3 (6): 4920–4924.
doi :
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ISSN
2574-0970 .
S2CID
225779939 .
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"QD Vision receives the SEMI Award for quantum dot research" . January 18, 2012.
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"Clarivate Reveals 2020 Citation Laureates - Annual List of Researchers of Nobel Class" . www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2023-10-04 .
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"Kaïs Saïed décore Moungi Bawendi de l'insigne de première classe de l'Ordre national" . 2011-01-17. Retrieved 2024-05-21 .
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"Moungi Bawendi, Prix Nobel Chimie, à Tunis : Une grande journée, chargée d'émotions" . 2024-05-21.
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