Steven Chu
Physicist, Academic, and Politician
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Obama to vow greenhouse emissions cuts in Denmark...100 to 200 years. The White House said it will send a half-dozen Cabinet secretaries to the talks, including Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, as well as the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, which is... In this article: Barack Obama, Climate change, Steven Chu, United States, White House, Copenhagen, China, Global warming, and Carbon dioxide |
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The Columbus Dispatch | 1 day ago
AEP gets stimulus grant for $150 million 'smart-grid' project
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 3:17 AM Energy Secretary Steven Chu lauded AEP and Ohio for their work to land federal funding. About 110,000 central Ohio customers of American Electric Power soon will have advanced-technology meters,...
In this article: American Electric Power, Ohio, United States, Lee Fisher, Mary Jo Kilroy, and Sherrod Brown
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Detroit News | 1 day ago
Electric cars' batteries to boost U.S. grid
The DTE-led project will total $10.9 million, with the partners contributing money beyond the federal funds. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said $620 million will be distributed to 32 demonstration projects nationwide to build a higher-tech,...
In this article: United States, Detroit, The Bond Buyer, A123, National Grid, Detroit Edison Co., DOE, and Chrysler
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washingtonpost.com | 1 day ago
Marking first state dinner, Obama welcomes Indian prime minister
...with straps that twisted across her back. For many guests, this was their first state dinner--and it showed. Energy Secretary Steven Chu was paraded in front of reporters, headed the wrong way and was pulled back by his laughing wife: "He's...
In this article: Michelle Obama, White House, Manmohan Singh, India, Democracy, Potato, and Valerie Jarrett
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Detroit Edison to receive $5M for energy grid project
...nearly $5 million to be part of an advanced energy grid project, the Department of Energy announced today. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said $620 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act money will be distributed to 32...
In this article: Detroit Edison Co., Michigan, Department of Energy, Electric Power Research Institute, DOE, and Auburn Hills
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AP Online | 2 days ago
Clemson to get $98M for wind energy test facility
...power holds tremendous potential to help create new jobs and reduce carbon pollution," said U.S. Energy Department Secretary Steven Chu. "We are at the beginning of a new Industrial Revolution when it comes to clean energy and projects like...
In this article: Clemson University, South Carolina, Energy Department, Michigan State University, Carbon, and University of New Hampshire
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Steven Chu, Ph.D (born February 28, 1948), is a Chinese American physicist and currently the 12th United States Secretary of Energy. As a scientist, Chu is known for his research in cooling and trapping of atoms with laser light, which won him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1997. At the time of his appointment as Energy Secretary, he was a professor of physics and molecular and cellular biology at the University of California, Berkeley and the director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, where his research was concerned primarily with the study of biological systems at the single molecule level. He is a vocal advocate for more research into alternative energy and nuclear power, arguing that a shift away from fossil fuels is essential to combat global warming.
- Name At Birth:
- Steven Chu (朱, 棣文, Zhū Dìwén)
- Birth Date:
- February 28, 1948
- Birthplace:
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Spouse:
- Jean Chu
- University Attended:
- Occupation:
- Scientist (Experimental physics)
- Office:
- United States Secretary of Energy
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