Moungi G Bawendi

Lester Wolfe Professorship in Chemistry

Department
Department of Chemistry
Technology Areas
Biotechnology: Biomedical Devices & Systems, Biomanufacturing, Synthetic Biology, Sensors & Monitoring / Electronics & Photonics: Photonics, Lasers, Semiconductors, Quantum Technology / Sensing & Imaging: Optical Sensing, Chemical & Radiation Sensing, Imaging / Chemicals & Materials: Nanotechnology & Nanomaterials, Composites, Metals, Catalysis & Synthesis, Polymers / Energy & Distribution: Electrochemical Devices, Photovoltaics, Nuclear & Fusion / Diagnostics: Imaging Agents, Assays / Communication Systems: Optical / Drug Delivery: Microparticles & Nanoparticles / Therapeutics: Small Molecules, Cell Based Therapy, Proteins & Antibodies / Biomaterials & Bioelectronics: Health Monitoring / Industrial Engineering & Automation: Manufacturing & Equipment / Drug Discovery and Research Tools: Cell Interrogation / Environmental Engineering: Sustainability & Recycling, Water Treatment

Nobel prize laureate known for his advances in the chemical production of high-quality quantum dots.

Background and Experience

Moungi Bawendi is an American–Tunisian–French chemist. He is currently the Lester Wolfe Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Bawendi is known for his advances in the chemical production of high-quality quantum dots. For this work, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2023. Bawendi was one of the most cited chemists of the decade from 2000 to 2010. He is a leading figure in the research and development of quantum dots. Quantum dots are tiny semiconducting crystals whose nanoscale size gives them unique optical and electronic properties.

Technologies

Thin-Films for Capturing Heavy Metals

Exclusively Licensed Technology / Case number: #21188
Moungi G Bawendi / Nicole Moody / Richard Swartwout / Vladimir Bulovic
Technology Areas: Chemicals & Materials / Environmental Engineering

Nanocrystal Based Three Dimensional Tracking Method with Nanometer Spatial Resolution

Exclusively Licensed Technology / Case number: #12883
Moungi G Bawendi / Hao Huang / Yu Yao / C Forbes Dewey
Technology Areas: Chemicals & Materials / Electronics & Photonics / Sensing & Imaging
Impact Areas: Advanced Materials

Photodetectors From Nanocrystals

Exclusively Licensed Technology / Case number: #12308
Marc A Kastner / Tamar Mentzel / Venda Maloney / Moungi G Bawendi
Technology Areas: Chemicals & Materials / Electronics & Photonics / Industrial Engineering & Automation
Impact Areas: Connected World

Voltage Driven QD-LED

Exclusively Licensed Technology / Case number: #12096
Moungi G Bawendi / Polina Anikeeva / Jianglong Chen / Vladimir Bulovic
Technology Areas: Chemicals & Materials / Electronics & Photonics

Water Soluble, Ionically Coupled J-aggregate/Quantum Dot Conjugates

Exclusively Licensed Technology / Case number: #12841
Moungi G Bawendi / Jonathan Halpert / Jonathan Tischler / Vladimir Bulovic
Technology Areas: Chemicals & Materials / Electronics & Photonics
Impact Areas: Advanced Materials

Core Shell InAs Semiconductor Nanocrystals with Bright and Stable Emission in the Near-Infrared Region

Exclusively Licensed Technology / Case number: #14041
Moungi G Bawendi / Peter Allen / Wenhao Liu
Technology Areas: Chemicals & Materials / Electronics & Photonics

Synthesis of InAs QDs from Tris(Trimethylgermyl)arsine and Tris(trimethystannyl)arsine and Synthesis of InSb QDs from tris(trimethylgerml)stibine and tris(trimethylstannyl)stibine

Exclusively Licensed Technology / Case number: #15108
Moungi G Bawendi / Daniel Harris
Technology Areas: Chemicals & Materials / Electronics & Photonics
Impact Areas: Advanced Materials

Corrugated Loop Waveguide for Efficient QD Luminescence Outcoupling

Exclusively Licensed Technology / Case number: #12798
Moungi G Bawendi / David Friend / Vladimir Bulovic
Technology Areas: Chemicals & Materials / Electronics & Photonics

Blue Emitting Quantum Dot LED using ZnCdS/ZnS Nanocrystals as Active Layer

Exclusively Licensed Technology / Case number: #12322
Moungi G Bawendi / Polina Anikeeva / Jonathan Halpert / Vladimir Bulovic
Technology Areas: Chemicals & Materials / Electronics & Photonics

Nanostructured Active Layer for Thin Film Electroluminescent Devices

Exclusively Licensed Technology / Case number: #13639
Moungi G Bawendi / Matthew Panzer / Vanessa Wood / Jonathan Halpert / Vladimir Bulovic
Technology Areas: Chemicals & Materials / Electronics & Photonics

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