Paul Alivisatos, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Paul Alivisatos

American scientist specialising in chemistry

Date of Birth: 12-Nov-1959

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession: chemist, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Paul Alivisatos (born November 12,1959) is an American scientist of Greek descent who has been hailed as a pioneer in nanomaterials development, and is an internationally recognized authority on the fabrication of nanocrystals and their use in biomedical and renewable energy applications.
He is ranked fifth among the world's 100 top chemists in the list released by Thomson Reuters.
In 2009, he was named the Director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and in 2014 he was named a laureate for the National Medal of Science.
In 2016 he was named U.C.
Berkeley's Vice Chancellor for Research.
As of July 1, 2017, he is University of California, Berkeley's Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, and will continue on as Vice Chancellor for Research on an interim basis.Alivisatos is also Samsung Distinguished Professor in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Research and Professor of Chemistry and Materials Science & Engineering at UC Berkeley.
In addition, he directs the Kavli Energy Nanosciences Institute (ENSI), a new institute on the UC Berkeley campus launched by the Kavli Foundation to explore the application of nanoscience to sustainable energy technologies.