Paul Ching Wu Chu is a Chinese-American physicist specializing in superconductivity, magnetism, and dielectrics.
14 Facts About Chu Ching-wu
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Chu Ching-wu was the President of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology from 2001 to 2009.
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Chu Ching-wu was born in Changsha, Hunan, Republic of China in 1941.
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In 1958, Chu Ching-wu graduated from Taiwan Provincial Cingshuei high school.
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In 1962, Chu Ching-wu earned his Bachelor of Science degree from National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan.
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In 1965, Chu Ching-wu earned his Master of Science degree from Fordham University.
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Chu Ching-wu was promoted to associate professor and professor of physics in 1973 and 1975, respectively.
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In 1979, Chu Ching-wu became a professor of physics at the University of Houston, which he still holds.
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Chu Ching-wu was then appointed the director of the Texas Center for Superconductivity.
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Chu Ching-wu has served as a consultant and visiting staff member at Bell Laboratories, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, the Marshall Space Flight Center, Argonne National Laboratory, and DuPont at various times.
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Chu Ching-wu has received numerous awards and honors for his outstanding work in superconductivity, including the National Medal of Science and the Comstock Prize in Physics in 1988, and the American Physical Society's International Prize for New Materials.
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In 1989, Chu Ching-wu was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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Chu Ching-wu is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Academia Sinica, Russian Academy of Engineering and the Third World Academy of Sciences.
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On September 1,2001, Chu Ching-wu succeeded Professor Chia-Wei Woo as the President of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.