Paul Alivisatos
Paul Alivisatos | |
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Alivisatos in 2021 | |
| 14th President of the University of Chicago | |
| Assumed office September 1, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Zimmer |
| 7th Director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | |
| In office January 2009 – February 29, 2016 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Steven Chu |
| Succeeded by | Michael Stewart Witherell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Armand Paul Alivisatos November 12, 1959 |
| Spouse | Nicole Alivisatos |
| Education | University of Chicago (BA) University of California, Berkeley (MA, PhD) |
| Awards | Linus Pauling Medal (2011) Wolf Prize in Chemistry (2014) Welch Award in Chemistry (2019) Priestley Medal (2021) Kavli Prize (2024) |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Nanochemistry |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | The Photophysical Properties of Molecules near Metal and Semiconductor Surfaces (1986) |
| Doctoral advisor | Charles B. Harris |
| Doctoral students | |
| Other notable students | Post-docs: |
Armand Paul Alivisatos (born November 12, 1959) is a Greek-American chemist, currently serving as the 14th president of the University of Chicago since September 2021.
Previously at the University of California, Berkeley, he served as the 7th director of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory from 2009 to 2016, as interim vice chancellor for research from 2016 to 2017, and as executive vice chancellor and provost from 2017 to 2021.
His academic research focuses on nanomaterials, particularly nanocrystal fabrication for biomedical and renewable energy applications.