Steven Chu: My Random Walk in Science

Tue, 18 Feb, 2025 at 06:00 pm UTC-07:00

301 S Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT, United States, Utah 84108 | Salt Lake City

Natural History Museum of Utah
Publisher/HostNatural History Museum of Utah
Steven Chu: My Random Walk in Science
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This event is FREE to attend with RSVP: https://nhmu.utah.edu/chu. Read on for more details.
Science does not always advance with a clear vision. Scientific trajectories, and more generally, the course of one’s life, seldom follow predictable paths. In this Frontiers of Science lecture, Steven Chu will talk about the many turns in his career beginning with his days as a graduate student at the University of California.
Chu is now Professor of Physics, Molecular and Cellular Physiology, and Energy Science and Engineering at Stanford University. He received the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics for laser cooling and trapping of atoms, and has made many other significant contributions to science throughout his illustrious career. Previously he was U.S. Secretary of Energy, where he began ARPA-E, the Energy Innovation Hubs, and was tasked by President Obama to help BP stop the Macondo Oil spill. He received an A.B. degree in mathematics and a B.S. degree in physics from the University of Rochester, a Ph.D. in physics from the University of California, Berkeley, has 35 honorary degrees, and is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and 8 foreign academies.�
This event is hosted by the University of Utah's College of Science and is part of Frontiers of Science, the longest running lecture series at the university. Steven Chu's lecture is co-sponsored by the Natural History Museum of Utah and the Wilkes Center for Climate & Policy.
Reserve your free tickets at https://science.utah.edu/frontiers-of-science-steven-chu/
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