Paul C. W. Chu
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Paul C. W. Chu is a Chinese-American physicist renowned for his pioneering work in high-temperature superconductivity.
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| Paul C. W. Chu canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
Chinese-American scientist
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academic ⓘ physicist ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
B.S. in Physics
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M.S. in Physics ⓘ Ph.D. in Physics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
American Physical Society Buckley Prize
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Bernd T. Matthias Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ Comstock Prize in Physics NERFINISHED ⓘ International Prize for New Materials NERFINISHED ⓘ John Fritz Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ National Medal of Science ⓘ Texas Instruments Founders’ Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1941-12-02 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Changsha, Hunan, China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Republic of China
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| educatedAt |
Fordham University
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National Cheng Kung University NERFINISHED ⓘ University of California, San Diego NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
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University of Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
20th-century physics
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21st-century physics ⓘ |
| familyName | Chu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
condensed matter physics
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superconductivity ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Paul ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cuprate superconductors research
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discovery of superconductivity in YBa2Cu3O7−x ⓘ high-temperature superconductivity ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Cantonese
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English ⓘ Mandarin Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Academia Sinica
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American Academy of Arts and Sciences ⓘ Chinese Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ The World Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. National Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Paul Ching-Wu Chu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | 朱經武 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Ching-Wu "Paul" Chu’s research group alumni in superconductivity ⓘ |
| notableWork | Discovery of superconductivity above the boiling point of liquid nitrogen in YBa2Cu3O7−x NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Director of the Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston
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Founding President of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology ⓘ T. L. L. Temple Chair of Science at the University of Houston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Houston, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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