Prof. Shen received his Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Stanford University in 1989, M.S. from Rutgers University in 1985, and B.S from Fudan University in 1983. Now he is the Paul Pigott Professor in Physical Sciences of Stanford University, the Chief Scientist of SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, and Member and Vice Chair, Basic Energy Science Advisory Committee, DOE. He was the first Director of the Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences.
Prof. Shen is a condensed matter physicist, with interest in materials and their applications. His work has been recognized by important awards, including the Kammerlingh Onne Prize (international prize on superconductivity, 2000); the E.O. Lawrence Award (US Department of Energy award on behalf of the President, 2009); and the Oliver E. Buckley Prize (condensed matter prize of the American Physical Society, 2011); Albert Einstein Professorship (Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2013). He has been a co-inventor of numerous patents, involving new energy, materials and sensors.
