Steven Chu
Nobel Laureate, Physics, 1997; Director, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Steven Chu won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1997 and is currently Director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and a professor of physics and cellular and molecular biology at the University of California, Berkeley. He previously held positions at Stanford University and at AT&T Bell Laboratories. His research in atomic physics, quantum electronics, polymer and biophysics include tests of the most fundamental theories in physics. While at Stanford, Chu helped create Bio-X, a multi-disciplinary initiative that brings together the physical and biological sciences with engineering and medicine. Among the dozens of awards Chu has earned are the Herbert Broida Prize for Spectroscopy, the Richtmyer Memorial Prize Lecturer, the King Faisal International Prize for Science and the Science for Art Prize. Chu is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Academica Sinica. He has published numerous articles and professional papers. Chu earned his Ph.D. in physics from the University of California, Berkeley.
Global Conference 2013
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair, philanthropist Bill Gates and Strive Masiyiwa of Econet Wireless discuss advancing prosperity in Africa.
