Ju-Chin Chu
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Ju-Chin Chu | |
|---|---|
朱汝瑾 | |
| Born | December 14, 1919 |
| Died | November 15, 2000 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | United States |
| Alma mater | Tsinghua University National Southwestern Associated University Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Spouse | Ching-Chen Li |
| Children | Steven Chu Gilbert Chu Morgan Chu |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemical engineering |
| Institutions | Washington University in St. Louis Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute |
Ju-Chin Chu (Chinese: 朱汝瑾; 14 December 1919 - 15 November 2000) is a Chinese American chemical engineer and father of Steven Chu. He was born in Taicang, Jiangsu, China. Chu attended Suzhou High School, Tsinghua University and National Southwestern Associated University in China before he went to Massachusetts Institute of Technology for D.Eng. education in 1946. After graduating from MIT, he taught at Washington University in St. Louis and Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute.[1] He became a Academia Sinica member in 1964.[2]
Personal life
Ju-Chin Chu's wife Ching-Chen Li also studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, majoring in economics. His second born son Steven Chu is a Nobel laureate and the twelfth United States Secretary of Energy in the Obama Administration. His eldest son Gilbert Chu is a professor and researcher of biochemistry and medicine at Stanford University, while the youngest Morgan Chu, is a partner and the former Co-Managing Partner at the law firm Irell & Manella LLP.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b Tore Frängsmyr, ed. (1998). "Steven Chu Autobiography". The Nobel Prizes 1997. Les Prix Nobel. Stockholm: The Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 2007-06-25.
- ^ "美能源部長與中華文化資源：一門俊傑父子院士". 多維新聞 (in Chinese). 18 December 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ^ "Morgan Chu". Irell & Manella LLP. Retrieved 2008-12-16.