Steven chu biography energy efficiency
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Steven Chu
American physicist and former U.S. Secretary of Energy (born 1948)
"Steven Zhu" redirects here. For the musician, see Zhu (musician).
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| In office January 21, 2009 – April 22, 2013 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Deputy | Daniel Poneman |
| Preceded by | Samuel Bodman |
| Succeeded by | Ernest Moniz |
| Born | (1948-02-28) February 28, 1948 (age 76) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Lisa Chu-Thielbar (divorced) Jean Fetter (m. 1997) |
| Children | 2 |
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| Education | University of Rochester (BA, BS) University of California, Berkeley (MS, PhD) |
| Profession | Physicist |
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| Website | University website |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Atomic physics, biological physics, polymer physics |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | Observation of the Forbidden Magnetic Dipole Transition 62P1/2
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