Commencement

This event was digitally recorded and is available for viewing online on the Commencement site.

Join us for Caltech's 115th graduation ceremony as we celebrate the achievements of Caltech's Class of 2008. This year's Commencement address will be delivered by United States Secretary of Energy Dr. Steven Chu.

Dr. Steven Chu was sworn in as the Secretary of Energy on January 21, 2009. He leads the Department of Energy with a budget in excess of $23 billion and over 100,000 federal and contractor employees.

Prior to his appointment, Dr. Chu was director of DOE s Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, and professor of Physics and Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California. He successfully applied the techniques he developed in atomic physics to molecular biology, and since 2004, motivated by his deep interest in climate change, he has recently led the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab in pursuit of new alternative and renewable energies. Previously, he held positions at Stanford University and AT&T Bell Laboratories.

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