Energy Secretary Steven Chu will resign once his replacement has been confirmed. Politico, which broke the news this morning, reports that Chu made the announcement in a memo to colleagues. "'While I ...

Former U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu spoke with Northwestern students and faculty Wednesday about current obstacles to achieving net-zero emissions and potential technological improvements that ...

The first Nobel Prize–winning scientist to join a White House cabinet, Steven Chu made history when he became Barack Obama’s energy secretary in 2009. But his move to Washington cost him an incredible ...

While Politico also notes "buzz" about MIT physics professor Ernest Moniz, the theme among the above contenders is clear: Obama wants someone who can play politics, a skill set Chu was never all that ...

Steven Chu, a Nobel Prize winner in physics, and former U.S. Secretary of Energy, delivers the Keeley Lecture on Environmental Policy, Saturday, Feb. 27. From left, Dean Paul Koch, physical and ...

As of April 22, Steven Chu has served his last day at the Department of Energy (DOE) as its secretary. Chu will return to his post as a professor at Stanford University in California. Chu is the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) – Former Energy Secretary Steven Chu is joining the board of directors of a Canadian company that says it has a cost-effective way to capture and reuse carbon dioxide from power plants ...

Article Body Start One of the hardest things about being a scientist may be learning how not to sound like one. Steven Chu has mastered the skill — and that's good for all of us. America's newly ...

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that he would be stepping down. Chu’s departure is not unexpected, and it’s not rare—most second Presidential administrations feature a lot of Cabinet ...

As a Nobel-winning physicist, Steven Chu brought an empirical focus to the Department of Energy. But the star scientist—who will reportedly step down as Energy Secretary for Obama's second term—often ...

WASHINGTON Energy Secretary Steven Chu said Thursday the proposed Yucca Mountain site in Nevada no longer is an option for storing highly radioactive nuclear waste, brushing aside criticism from ...