Steven Chu 朱棣文 Election Year 1994 Stanford University
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Stanford, CA 94305-4060, USA Tel: (650) 723-2986 / Fax:
Current Positions
The William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Physics, School of H&S, Professor of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, School of Medicine, Professor of Energy Science and Engineering, School of Sustainability, Stanford University
Education
A.B., Mathematics, University of Rochester (1970)
B.S., Physics, University of Rochester (1970)
Ph.D., Physics, University of California, Berkeley (1976)
Professional Experience
William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Physics, Stanford University (April 2013-Present)
Professor of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University (April 2013-Present)
U.S. Secretary of Energy (2009-April 2013)
Director, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (2004-2009)
Professor of Physics and of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley (2004-2008)
Professor of Physics and Applied Physics, Stanford University (1987-2008)
Chair of Physics Department, Stanford University (1990-1993, 1999-2001)
Theodore and Frances Geballe Professor of Physics and Applied Physics, Stanford (1990-2004)
Head, Quantum Electronics Research Department, Bell Laboratories, Holmdel (1983-1987)
Member of Technical Staff, Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill (1978-1983)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of California at Berkeley (1976-1978)
Specialties
Physics, Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Applied Physical Sciences
Awards and Honors
Co-winner, Nobel Prize in Physics (1997)
Broida Prize for Laser Spectroscopy, (Am. Phys. Soc.)(1987)
Richtmyer Memorial Prize Lecturer (Am. Phys. Soc./Am Assoc. Physics Teachers)(1990)
Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1992)
Co-winner, King Faisal International Prize for Science (1993)
Arthur Schawlow Prize for Laser Science, (Am. Phys. Soc.) (1994)
William Meggers Award for Spectroscopy, (Opt. Soc. of Am.) (1994)