Marta Dark McNeese

Marta Dark McNeese
Alma materUniversity of Virginia
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Scientific career
InstitutionsSpelman College
ThesisThe physical response of soft musculoskeletal tissues to short pulsed laser irradiation (1999)
Doctoral advisorMichael Stephen Feld
Other academic advisorsBascom 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.