27 Facts About Paul Alivisatos

Armand Paul Alivisatos was born on November 12,1959 and is a Greek-American chemist and academic administrator who has been serving as the 14th president of the University of Chicago since September 2021.

Paul Alivisatos is a pioneer in nanomaterials development and an authority on the fabrication of nanocrystals and their use in biomedical and renewable energy applications.

On September 1,2021, Alivisatos became the 14th president of the University of Chicago, where he holds a faculty appointment as the John D MacArthur Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Chemistry, the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, and the College; and serves as the Chair of the Board of Governors of Argonne National Laboratory and Chair of the Board of Directors of Fermi Forward Discovery Group LLC, the operator of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.

Paul Alivisatos previously served as the Director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and as Berkeley's interim Vice Chancellor for Research.

Paul Alivisatos was the Founding Director of the Kavli Energy Nanosciences Institute, an institute on the Berkeley campus launched by the Kavli Foundation to explore the application of nanoscience to sustainable energy technologies.

Paul Alivisatos was born in Chicago, Illinois, to a Greek family, where he lived until the age of 10, when his family moved to Athens, Greece.

Paul Alivisatos has said of his years in Greece that it was a great experience for him because he had to learn the Greek language and culture then catch up with the more advanced students.

Paul Alivisatos returned to Berkeley in 1988 as an assistant professor of chemistry, becoming associate professor in 1993 and professor in 1995.

Paul Alivisatos served as Chancellor's Professor from 1998 to 2001, and added an appointment as a professor of materials science and engineering in 1999.

From 2005 to 2007 Paul Alivisatos served as Berkeley Lab's Associate Laboratory Director for the Physical Sciences area.

Paul Alivisatos was named the seventh Director of Berkeley Lab on November 19,2009, by the University of California Board of Regents on the recommendation of UC President Mark Yudof and with the concurrence of the US Department of Energy.

Paul Alivisatos played a critical role in the establishment of the Molecular Foundry, a US Department of Energy's Nanoscale Science Research Center; and was the facility's founding director.

Paul Alivisatos is an internationally recognized authority on nano chemistry in the synthesis of semiconductor quantum dots and multi-shaped artificial nanostructures.

Paul Alivisatos is widely recognized as being the first to demonstrate that semiconductor nanocrystals can be grown into complex two-dimensional shapes, as opposed to simple one-dimensional spheres.

Paul Alivisatos proved that controlling the growth of nanocrystals is the key to controlling both their size and shape.

However, in a landmark paper that appeared in the March 2,2000 issue of the journal Nature, Paul Alivisatos reported on techniques used to select the size but vary the shapes of the nanocrystals produced.

Paul Alivisatos went on to use his techniques to create an entirely new generation of hybrid solar cells that combined nanotechnology with plastic electronics.

Paul Alivisatos is the founding scientist of Quantum Dot Corporation, a company that makes crystalline nanoscale tags that are used in the study of cell behavior.

Paul Alivisatos's research has led to the development of applications in range of industries, including bioimaging ; display technologies ; and renewable energy.

Paul Alivisatos became president of the University of Chicago on September 1,2021.

Paul Alivisatos is the 14th president of the University of Chicago, succeeding Robert J Zimmer who was president from 2006 to 2021.

Paul Alivisatos focused on integrating the Lab into the nation's innovation ecosystem, especially in the areas of energy and the environment.

Paul Alivisatos has been outspoken on the issue of basic science funding at the federal level and America's ability to stay competitive in the areas global scientific research and development.

Paul Alivisatos is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Paul Alivisatos is the founding editor of Nano Letters, a publication of the American Chemical Society.

Paul Alivisatos formerly served on the Senior Editorial Board of Science.

Paul Alivisatos has served on the editorial advisory boards of ACS Nano, the Journal of Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics, the Journal of Chemical Physics, and Advanced Materials.