Dr. Chu received his Sc.B in Physics from Brown University and his PhD in Physics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He was the Director's Postdoctoral Fellow at Los Alamos National Laboratory before coming to the University of Vermont in 1998.

His research includes the structural and functional consequences of dynamics of biological molecules. The projects in his lab are aimed at achieving a quantitative understanding of biological function and enzyme mechanism. His interests include spectroscopy of proteins and nucleic acids and the use of biomolecules in nanotechnological applications.

Dr. Chu currently serves as Associate Director of the Vermont Genetics Network and Vermont EPSCoR in addition to being an Associate Professor of Physics. He also serves on the College of Arts & Sciences Faculty Standards Committee and the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences Curriculum Committee.