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Evelyn L. Hu
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| Born | 1947 |
| Nationality |  American |
| Alma mater | Barnard College Columbia University |
| Known for | Fabrication of nanoscale devices |
| Awards | NAE (2002) NAS (2008) IEEE Andrew Grove Award IEEE Maxwell Medal |
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| Fields | Applied Physics |
| Institutions | Harvard University U C Santa Barbara |
| Doctoral advisor | Chien-Shiung Wu |
Evelyn L. Hu is a brilliant scientist and professor at Harvard University. She is known for her amazing work in nanotechnology. This field involves creating tiny devices and structures. Dr. Hu designs and builds complex things at the "nano-scale." This means they are incredibly small, even smaller than a human hair!
Her research often focuses on tiny devices made from special materials called semiconductors. She also works with new devices that combine different materials. Dr. Hu has even created special structures called nanophotonics. These could help make quantum computing possible in the future. Quantum computing is a new type of super-fast computer.
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Early Life and Education
Evelyn Hu was born in New York City. Her parents moved to the United States from China in the mid-1940s. She went to Hunter College High School.
Dr. Hu studied physics in college. She earned her first degree from Barnard College in 1969. Later, she received her master's and Ph.D. degrees from Columbia University. Her Ph.D. advisor was a famous nuclear physicist named Chien-Shiung Wu.
Career and Research Discoveries
Working at Bell Labs and UCSB
After finishing her studies, Dr. Hu worked at AT&T's Bell Laboratories. This was from 1975 to 1984. In 1984, she became a full professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). She has been a professor there ever since.
At UCSB, she also helped lead the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. She was the vice chair from 1989 to 1992. Then, she became the chair from 1992 to 1994.
Joining Harvard University
In 2008, Dr. Hu was chosen to join the National Academy of Sciences. This is a very high honor for scientists in the United States. She is a leader in making tiny electronic and photonic devices.
In 2009, she became a professor at Harvard University's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Since 2000, she has also helped lead the California NanoSystems Institute. This is a special research center at UCSB and the University of California, Los Angeles.
Innovations in Nanofabrication
Dr. Hu's work in nanofabrication is very important. Nanofabrication means building things at the nano-scale. She has found ways to create very detailed patterns and etch tiny circuits onto materials.
She has also explored new ways to use biology in nanotechnology. This involves using natural biological processes to control how new devices are made. Some of her ideas even led her to start a company called Cambrios Technology. This company creates new materials for electronic devices.
At UCSB, she led several important research centers. These centers focused on quantum engineering and tiny electronic structures.
Future of Nanophotonics
In 2012, Harvard University shared news about Dr. Hu's research. She was exploring how to use tiny pieces of a material called gallium nitride. She was looking at how to form "quantum dots" in nanophotonics. Nanophotonics is about controlling light using nano-scale materials.
This research could lead to exciting new technologies. For example, it might improve smartphone screens. It could also help scientists study biological cells. This would involve using a safe way to "tag" cells with light to see them better. Dr. Hu also helps review articles for the science journal Science.
Awards and Recognition
Evelyn Hu has received many important awards for her work:
- 1994: She became a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
- 1995: She became a Fellow of the American Physical Society.
- 1998: She became a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
- 2002: She was elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
- 2008: She was elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
- 2013: She received an Honorary Doctorate from Heriot-Watt University.
- 2019: She received the IEEE Andrew Grove Technical Field Award. [1]
- 2019: She received the only honorary doctorate degree from ETH in Zurich.
- 2021: She received the IEEE/RSE James Clerk Maxwell Medal.
See also
In Spanish: Evelyn Hu para niños
