President Kais Saied had a telephone conversation on Thursday evening with Moungi Bawendi, the winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. During the call, President Saied expressed his sincere congratulations on this scientific honour, according to a statement issued by the Presidency of the Republic. He underlined that this award is a new international recognition of Tunisian expertise and the value of Tunisian human capital, which can excel in various fields if provided with the necessary resources. Tunisian-American scientist Moungi Bawendi had won, along with American Louis Brus and Russian Alexei Ekimov, the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for "the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots," which illuminate computer monitors and television screens and are used by doctors to map tumours, it was announced Wednesday. 62-year-old Bawendi is Lester Wolfe Professor of Chemistry at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The three scientists received this award on Wednesday for the "discovery and development of quantum dots, nanoparticles so tiny that their size determines their properties", reads a jury press release.
Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse