Doris Kuhlmann-Wilsdorf

Doris Kuhlmann-Wilsdorf (February 15, 1922 – March 25, 2010) was a German metallurgist.

Early life and education Doris Kuhlmann was born in Bremen, Germany on February 15, 1922, to Adolph Friedrich and Elsa Kuhlmann. She attended the University of Göttingen from 1942 where she received her doctorate in materials science in 1947. Kuhlmann-Wilsdorf continued her research under Sir Nevill Francis Mott at the University of Bristol.

Kuhlmann-Wilsdorf retired in 2005 and died after a short illness on March 25, 2010, in Charlottesville, Virginia. Her papers are held at the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia.

Research Kuhlmann-Wilsdorf published over 250 papers and was a consultant to a number of corporations.

Honors and awards Medal for Excellence in Research of the American Society of Engineering Education (1965 and 1966) Heyn Medal of the German Society of Materials Science (1988) Society of Women Engineers Achievement Award (1989) Ragnar Holm Scientific Achievement Award of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (1991) Christopher J. Henderson Inventor of the Year (2001) Fellow of TMS-AIME (2006)