Steven Chu

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gptkb:University_of_Rochester
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gptkb:King_Faisal_International_Prize_in_Science
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gptkb:Wolf_Prize_in_Physics
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gptkb:The_National_Laboratory_Directors'_Council
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Eugene_Commins
gptkbp:editor gptkb:Annual_Review_of_Condensed_Matter_Physics
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Bell_Labs
gptkb:Stanford_University
gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Energy
gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkbp:ethnicity Chinese American
gptkbp:field atomic physics
laser cooling
physics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Steven Chu
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
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gptkb:William_D._Phillips
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
1997
for development of methods to cool and trap atoms with laser light
gptkbp:notableWork Bose–Einstein condensate research
laser cooling
optical molasses
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:physicist
gptkb:professor
government position
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:United_States_Senator
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Samuel_Bodman
gptkbp:presidentDuringTerm gptkb:Barack_Obama
gptkbp:religion atheist
gptkbp:residence gptkb:California,_USA
gptkbp:signature Steven Chu signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jean_Fetter
gptkb:Yvonne_Chu
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Ernest_Moniz
gptkbp:termEnd 2013-04-22
gptkbp:termStart 2009-01-21
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gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkb:University_of_Rochester
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