Benjamin Thomas Peng-Nien Chu

Background

Chu, Benjamin Thomas Peng-Nien was born on March 3, 1932 in Shanghai, China. Son of Charles C. and Gladys (Chen) Chu. came to the United States, 1953.

Education

Bachelor of Science magna cum laude, St. Norbert College, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1959.

Career

Research associate, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1958-1962; assistant professor, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1962-1965; associate professor, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1965-1968; professor of chemistry, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1968-1988; Leading professor of chemistry, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1988-1992; Distinguished professor, State University of New York, Stony Brook, since 1992; chairman chemistry department, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1978-1985; professor materials science and engineering, State University of New York, Stony Brook, since 1982. Visiting professor U. New South Wales, Australia, 1974, Australian National U., 1974, Wayne State University, Hokkaido U., 1975. Visiting scientist Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1982.

Consultant Calgon, Pittsburgh, 1978-1980, E.I. DuPont de Nemours, Wilmington, Delaware, 1979-1999, Gore & Associations, Inc., Elkton, Maryland., since 1998, Dow Chemical, Freeport, Texas, since 1998, Brookhaven (New York) Instruments, 1981, USRA, Microgravity Science and Applications division National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1988, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, 1990-1992, W.L. Gore and Associations, since 1998, Dow Chemical Company, since 1998. Honorary professor Academia Sinica, China, since 1992, Nankai U., China, since 1996, Xiamen U., China, since 1998.

Achievements

• Benjamin Thomas Peng-Nien Chu has been listed as a noteworthy Chemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Laser Light Scattering: Basic Principles and Practice

    (Intended for physical chemists, biophysicists, colloid an...)

  • Laser Light Scattering: Basic Principles and Practice. Second Edition (Dover Books on Physics)

    ( Geared toward upper-level undergraduate and graduate st...)

  • Molecular Forces Based on the Lectures of Peter J.W. Debye
  • Problems in Chemical Thermodynamics by Bearman Richard J. Chu Benjamin (1967-12-01) Paperback
  • Laser Light Scattering: Basic Principles and Practice by Benjamin Chu (1991-05-03)
  • Problems in Chemical Thermodynamics by Richard J. Bearman (1967-12-01)
  • Problems in Chemical Thermodynamics
  • Laser Light Scattering: Basic Principles and Practice (Quantum electronics--principles and applications)

Membership

Fellow American Physical Society (High Polymer Physics prize 1993), American Institute Chemists. Member American Crystallographic Association, American Chemical Society (Langmuir Distinguished Lecturer award 1994). M C.

Connections

Married Louisa King, March 30, 1959. Children: Peter, Joanne, Laurence.

Father:

Charles C. Chu

Mother:

Gladys (Chen) Chu

Spouse:

Louisa King

child:

Joanne Chu

child:

Laurence Chu

child:

Peter Chu