Steven Chu, Carolyn and Edward Wenk Jr. Lecture in Technology and Public Policy 2016 HD

The Carolyn and Edward Wenk Jr. Lecture in Technology and Public Policy Shriver Hall, Sept. 6, 2016 Steven Chu, professor of physics and professor of molecular and cellular physiology at Stanford University, delivered the Carolyn and Edward Wenk Jr. Lecture in Technology and Public Policy. In a talk titled "Climate change and low cost path to clean energy," Chu described new data on climate change, the rapidly changing energy landscape, and the potential and challenges in the transition to clean energy sources. Chu was awarded the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to laser cooling and atom trapping. He was the first scientist to hold a White House cabinet position, serving as the 12th U.S. Secretary of Energy from January 2009 to April 2013.