Moungi Bawendi is an American chemist and the Lester Wolfe Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2023 for his groundbreaking work on quantum dots. His research has significantly advanced the chemical production of high-quality quantum dots, which are tiny semiconducting crystals with unique optical and electronic properties.
Born in Paris, France, Bawendi moved to the United States as a child.