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Academic Profile

Academic Background: Ph.D. in Physics, University of California, Berkeley, 1976; A.B., University of Rochester.

Research Interests: Biophysics, laser spectroscopy, and energy technologies; focuses on single-molecule biophysics and renewable energy systems.

Appointments: Professor of Physics and Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University; former U.S. Secretary of Energy (2009–2013).

Awards: Nobel Prize in Physics, 1997; National Medal of Science.

Publications: Over 200 peer-reviewed articles in Physical Review Letters, Science; co-author of Biophysical Techniques (Oxford Press).

Additional Contributions: Co-founder of Stanford’s Bio-X initiative; advocate for clean energy policies globally.