Dr. Steven Chu, a Nobel Laureate and former Energy Secretary, will present the third Herman Cummins Lecture at CCNY, April 17. Photo credit: ©Steve Fisch
Nobel Laureate and former U.S. Secretary of Energy Dr. Steven Chu will deliver the third Herman Cummins Lecture at The City College of New York 3 p.m. Friday, April 17. Entitled “Microscopy 2.0 plus Energy and Climate Change,” his talk in the North Academic Center room 0/201, will survey microscopy, energy, climate change and the transition to a sustainable world.
Chu served as the Secretary of Energy from January 21, 2009, to April 22, 2013. He was charged with helping implement President Obama's agenda to invest in clean energy, reduce dependence on foreign oil, address the global climate crisis and create millions of new jobs.
He was the co-recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1997.
About the Herman Z. Cummins Lecture
The Cummins Lecture honors the memory of Dr. Herman Z. Cummins, City College distinguished professor of physics and member of the physics department from 1976 until his death in 2010. Professor Cummins was a leader in the field of laser spectroscopy as well as a member of the National Academy of Science and fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
About The City College of New York
Since 1847, The City College of New York has provided low-cost, high-quality education for New Yorkers in a wide variety of disciplines. More than 16,000 students pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees in: the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences;the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture;the School of Education;the Grove School of Engineering;the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, and the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership. U.S. News, Princeton Review and Forbes all rank City College among the best colleges and universities in the United States.
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