Chu Ching-wu
Chinese-American physicist · United States · On the map · Scientists · Born 1941 · age 85
Paul Ching Wu Chu is a Taiwanese-American physicist specializing in superconductivity, magnetism, and dielectrics. He is a professor of physics and T.L.L. Temple Chair of Science in the Physics Department at the University of Houston College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics.
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He was the president of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology from 2001 to 2009. In 1987, he was one of the first scientists to demonstrate high-temperature superconductivity.
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Deborah S. JinBoth received Comstock Prize in Physics
Tracy HallBoth received James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials
Zhong Lin WangBoth received James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials
John N. BahcallBoth received Comstock Prize in PhysicsRobert H. DickeBoth received Comstock Prize in Physics
Charles M. LieberBoth received James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials