Marta Dark McNeese
Marta Dark McNeese | |
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| Alma mater | University of Virginia Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Spelman College |
| Thesis | The physical response of soft musculoskeletal tissues to short pulsed laser irradiation (1999) |
| Doctoral advisor | Michael Stephen Feld |
| Other academic advisors | Bascom S. Deaver Lou Bloomfield |
Marta Dark McNeese is an American physicist and professor at Spelman College. She was the first African American woman to receive a bachelor's degree in physics from the University of Virginia. Her research focuses on laser interactions with biological tissues and electro-optical effects in biomolecules, and has applications in light-emitting devices, diodes for displays, and flexible light-emitting materials.