Steven Chu
- Born: Feburary 28, 1948 (St. Louis, Missouri)
Education
- 1970: BS, University of Rochester (Physics)
- 1970: AB, University of Rochester (Mathematics)
- 1976: PhD, University of California, Berkeley (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1976–1978: University of California, Berkeley, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
- 1983–1987: Bell Laboratories, Member, Technical Staff
- 1983–1987: Bell Laboratories, Head, Quantum Electronics Research Division
- 1987–1990: Stanford University, Professor of Physics and Applied Physics
- 1990–2004: Stanford University, Theodore and Frances Geballe Professor of Physics and Applied Physics
- 2004–2009: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Director
- 2009–2013: United States Department of Energy, Secretary of Energy
- 2013–present: Stanford University, William R. Keenan, Jr. Professor of Humanities and Sciences
Other Positions
- 1990–1990: Collège de France, Visiting Professor
- 1990–1993: Stanford University, Chair, Department of Physics
- 1999–2000: Stanford University, Chair, Department of Physics
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1989–1990: Chair, Division of Laser Science, American Physical Society
- 1990–1993: Member, Physics Advisory Committee, National Science Foundation
- 1992–1994: Member, Committee on Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, National Academy of Sciences
- 1993–1995: Quantum Electronics Representative, International Union of Pure and Applied Scientists
- 1996–1999: Member, Executive Committee, Board on Physics and Astronomy, National Academy of Sciences
Selected Awards and Honors
- 1987: American Physical Society, Herbert P. Broida Prize
- 1993: National Academy of Sciences, Member
- 1994: American Physical Society, Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science
- 1997: Nobel Prize in Physics
- 1998: American Philosophical Society, Member
Archival Resources
Stanford University, Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford, California
