Chu's Legacy at DOE: Some Fields Gain, Others Falter

Chu's Legacy at DOE: Some Fields Gain, Others Falter

The Nobel-winning scientist leading the U.S. Energy Department resigns, hopes to return to academia. Steven Chu, the Nobel-winning scientist who leads the sprawling U.S. Department of Energy, has resigned after 4 years in office. Chu gave a sweeping description of the department's many accompli...

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Veröffentlicht in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2013-02, Vol.339 (6120), p.635-636
Hauptverfasser: CHO, ADRIAN, MALAKOFF, DAVID
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Energy
Energy technology
Funding
Gain
Government agencies
Legacies
Legacy
NEWS & ANALYSIS
Nuclear research
Nuclear waste
Oil spills
Physics
Resignation letters
Scientists
Skills
Sweeping
United States federal budget
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Zusammenfassung:The Nobel-winning scientist leading the U.S. Energy Department resigns, hopes to return to academia. Steven Chu, the Nobel-winning scientist who leads the sprawling U.S. Department of Energy, has resigned after 4 years in office. Chu gave a sweeping description of the department's many accomplishments in his letter of resignation, but he gets mixed grades for his political skills.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.339.6120.635