Professor Alivisatos is selected as the recipient of the 2021 Priestley Medal American Chemical Society names Professor Paul Alivisatos 2021 Priestley medalist, the society’s highest honor. Read news story here. Contact Us Department offices are located in 210 Hearst Memorial Mining Building, in the Northeast corner of campus. Address: Department of Materials Science and Engineering…

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Professor Paul Alivisatos Announced as Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors by Daisy Hernandez January 01, 2017 Professor Paul Alivisatos has been named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).  This represents the highest professional distinction accorded to academic inventors who have demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding…

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President Obama awards National Medals to Professors Alivisatos and Hu by Daisy Hernandez May 25, 2016 President Barack Obama honored Paul Alivisatos, director of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and a professor of chemistry, and Chenming Hu, a professor emeritus of electrical engineering and computer sciences with National Medals of Science and of Technology and Innovation.…

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Paul Alivisatos awarded Dan David Prize for nanoscience research by Daisy Hernandez February 17, 2016 Paul Alivisatos, UC Berkeley’s newly appointed vice chancellor for research and the outgoing director of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, has been awarded the international Dan David Prize for his contributions in the field of nanoscience. Read more here. Contact Us…

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Professor Alivisatos Appointed Vice Chancellor for Research by Daisy Hernandez January 22, 2016 Professor Paul Alivisatos will assume the position of Vice Chancellor for Research (VCR) at UC Berkeley on March 1.  This appointment follows Professor Alivisatos’ service for seven years as the Director of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.  In his role as VCR he…

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