# Eric Betzig

_American physicist_

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Last updated: 2026-11-01

> Robert Eric Betzig (born January 13, 1960) is an American physicist who works as a professor of physics and professor of molecular and cell biology at the University of California, Berkeley. He is also a senior fellow at the Janelia Farm Research Campus in Ashburn, Virginia.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 13 January 1960 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1351105#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Ann Arbor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1351105#P19))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1351105#P27))
- **Occupation:** physicist; chemist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1351105#P106))
- **Education:** California Institute of Technology; Cornell University; Cornell University College of Engineering; Pioneer High School ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1351105#P69))
- **Spouse:** Na Ji ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1351105#P26))
- **Official website:** hhmi.org/scientists/eric-betzig ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1351105#P856))
- **Awards:** Nobel Prize in Chemistry; William O. Baker Award for Initiatives in Research; Newcomb Cleveland Prize ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1351105#P166))

## About

Betzig has worked to develop the field of fluorescence microscopy and photoactivated localization microscopy. He was awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for "the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy" along with Stefan Hell and fellow Cornell alumnus William E. Moerner.

## Questions

**When was Eric Betzig born?**  
Eric Betzig was born on 13 January 1960 in Ann Arbor.

**Where did Eric Betzig study?**  
Eric Betzig was educated at California Institute of Technology, Cornell University, Cornell University College of Engineering, Pioneer High School.

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## Sources

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