Paul C. W. Chu 朱經武
- Founding Director and Chief Scientist, Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston
- T. L. L. Temple Chair of Science and Professor of Physics, University of Houston
- President Emeritus and University Professor Emeritus, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Founding Director, Institute for Advanced Study, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Honorary Chancellor, Taiwan Comprehensive University System
Education
1968 | Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, USA Advisor: Prof. Bernd T. Matthias |
| 1965 | M.S., Fordham University, USA |
| 1962 | B.S., National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan |
Selected Academic Positions
| 2011 - Present | Founding Director and Chief Scientist, Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston |
| 2005 - 2011 | Executive Director, Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston |
| 2001 - 2009 | President and Professor of Physics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
| 1987 - 2001 | Director, Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston |
| 1979 - Present | Professor of Physics, University of Houston |
Selected Honors and Awards
- Fellow, American Physical Society（APS）,1978
- National Medal of Science, USA, 1988
- Comstock Prize in Physics, National Academy of Sciences, 1988
- International Prize for New Materials, American Physical Society, 1988
- Academician, Academia Sinica, 1988
- Member, U.S. National Academy of Sciences, 1989
- Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1989
- Bernd T. Matthias Prize, 1994
- John Fritz Medal, 2001
- Charter Fellow, National Academy of Inventors, 2013
- IEEE Council on Superconductivity Max Swerdlow Award, 2014
- Founding Member, The Hong Kong Academy of Sciences, 2015
Research Interests
Experimental solid-state physics, particularly high-temperature superconductivity, magnetism, and dielectric materials.
Research Highlights
Prof. Chu and his collaborators achieved stable superconductivity at 93 K in YBCO in 1987, exceeding the boiling point of liquid nitrogen. His research team later obtained superconductivity at 164 K under pressure in Hg-1223.
Time：2027/1/19 14:10 ~ 15:00
Location：Macronix Building MXIC-101旺宏館國際會議廳
Title：TBA