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Esther Conwell
Research Professor
Arts, Sciences, and Engineering
Department of Chemistry
Areas of expertise: Electron flow in semicondcutors; electron movement through DNA.
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Peter Iglinski
585.273.4726
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Biography
Prof. Conwell helped launch the computer revolution by explaining how electrons travel through semiconductors. Conwell and physicist Victor Weisskopf developed the Conwell-Weisskopf theory which described how "impurity ions" impede the flow of electrons. She is currently studying the movement of electrons through DNA.
Conwell was awarded the National Medal of Science by President Obama in November 2010.