Arthur H. Rosenfeld
Arthur Hinton Rosenfeld (June 22, 1926 – January 27, 2017) was a University of California, Berkeley physicist and California energy commissioner, dubbed the "Godfather of Energy Efficiency", for developing new standards which helped improve energy efficiency in California and subsequently worldwide.
Arthur H. Rosenfeld | |
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| Born | Arthur Hinton Rosenfeld June 22, 1926 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | January 27, 2017 (aged 90) Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Known for | Compact fluorescent lamps, Low-energy refrigerators |
| Awards | Enrico Fermi Award (2005) Global Energy Prize (2011) National Medal of Technology (2011) Tang Prize (2016) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | California Energy Commission, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
| Doctoral advisor | Enrico Fermi |
| Doctoral students | Ashok Gadgil, David B. Goldstein |
| Website | Arthur H. Rosenfeld |
Rosenfeld was born in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1926. Starting in 1954 he served as a professor of physics at the UC Berkeley and a senior staff member at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. In 1994, he served in the Clinton administration as senior advisor at the U.S. Department of Energy. In 2000, he was appointed Commissioner of the California Energy Commission, serving until his retirement in 2010.
His work helped lead to such breakthroughs as low-energy electric lights, such as compact fluorescent lamps, low-energy refrigerators, and windows that trap heat. In his fight against global warming, he has saved Americans billions of dollars in electricity bills.