Chemist Moungi Bawendi wins Nobel Prize for quantum dots 🏅

[view in browser]( MIT Weekly [MIT Logo] October 7, 2023 Greetings! Here’s a roundup of the latest from the MIT community.  Want a daily dose of MIT in your inbox? [Subscribe to the MIT Daily](. New Nobel Laureate #[Collage of three images: Left: Moungi Bawendi stands at the front of a classroom facing several rows of MIT students. Right: Moungi Bawendi sits on a sofa in his living room, looking at laptop in front of him on a coffee table and speaking into a cell phone. His wife, Rachel Zimmerman, sits in the background taking his photo on her cellphone. Bottom: Portrait of Moungi Bawendi with blurry trees in background.]( On Wednesday, [Moungi Bawendi]( the Lester Wolfe Professor of Chemistry at MIT, won a share of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on [quantum dots](. “The atmosphere at MIT is really what allowed me to explore other fields of science, which has been key to the advances I’ve been able to make,” Bawendi said following the announcement. 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The MIT Sloan logo is at bottom.]( In a recent episode of the [Sloanies Talking with Sloanies]( podcast from the MIT Sloan School of Management, host Christopher Reichert SM ’04 speaks with [Shawna Young]( MBA ’15. They discuss how an early interest in science led Young to opportunities in high school teaching, nonprofits, and MIT, which set her on a path toward improving access to advanced learning opportunities for children of color. They also discuss Young’s time at MIT Sloan, and the challenges of navigating parenting while furthering her career. [Listen to the episode]( [“] It’s a cauldron of innovation at all levels of science. —Professor Moungi Bawendi, faculty member in the Department of Chemistry since 1990, speaking of MIT during his Nobel Prize press conference [Watch the press conference→]( This edition of the MIT Weekly was brought to you by [the joys of getting up early to watch Nobel news](. 🐶 Have feedback to share? Email mitdailyeditor@mit.edu. 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