Background
Kuhlmann-Wilsdorf, Doris was born on February 15, 1922 in Bremen, Germany. Daughter of A. Friedrich and Elsa S. (Dreyer) Kuhlmann-Wilsdorf. came to the United States, 1956.
physics and materials science educator
Kuhlmann-Wilsdorf, Doris was born on February 15, 1922 in Bremen, Germany. Daughter of A. Friedrich and Elsa S. (Dreyer) Kuhlmann-Wilsdorf. came to the United States, 1956.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, U. Göttingen, Germany, 1944; Master of Science, U. Göttingen, Germany, 1946; Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Science, U. Göttingen, Germany, 1947; Doctor of Science in Physics-Materials Science, U. Witwatersrand, South Africa, 1954.
Kuhlmann-Wilsdorf continued her research under Sir Nevill Francis Mott at the University of Bristol. In 1956 they moved to the United States to work at the University of Virginia as professors in the Physics and Materials Science departments. She was named university professor of applied science in 1966.
Kuhlmann-Wilsdorf retired in 2005 and died after a short illness on March 25, 2010 in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Kuhlmann-Wilsdorf published over 250 papers and has been a consultant to a number of corporations. Her research was primarily in metallurgy and materials science (with her expertise in tribology), known for her design of electrical metalfiber brushes used as sliding electrical contacts.
She was a fellow of the American Physical Society and the American Society of Metals.
Fellow American Society Metals International, American Physical Society. Member American Society WomenEngrs. (life), American Society Engineering Education (medal for excellence 1965, 66), American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers Metallurgical Society, National Academy Engineering.
Married Heinz G.F. Wilsdorf, Jan.4, 1950. Children: Gabriele, Michael.