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American physicist (born 1960)

Eric Betzig Betzig in 2015 Born Robert Eric Betzig[1] (1960-01-13) January 13, 1960 (age 66) Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. Alma mater California Institute of Technology (BS) Cornell University (MS, PhD) Known for Photoactivated localization microscopy Lattice light-sheet microscopy Spouses Na Ji (2nd wife) Ruby Ghosh (1st wife) Children Cayden, Ravi, Max, Mia, Zoe Awards Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2015) Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2014) Scientific career Fields Applied physics Institutions Howard Hughes Medical Institute University of California, Berkeley Thesis Near-field Scanning Optical Microscopy (1988) Doctoral advisor Michael Isaacson Website hhmi.org/scientists/eric-betzig

**Robert Eric Betzig** (born January 13, 1960) is an [American](/source/Americans) [physicist](/source/Physicist) who works as a professor of physics and professor of molecular and cell biology at the [University of California, Berkeley](/source/University_of_California%2C_Berkeley).[2][3][4] He is also a senior fellow at the [Janelia Farm Research Campus](/source/Janelia_Farm_Research_Campus) in [Ashburn, Virginia](/source/Ashburn%2C_Virginia).[2][4][5]

Betzig has worked to develop the field of [fluorescence microscopy](/source/Fluorescence_microscopy) and [photoactivated localization microscopy](/source/Photoactivated_localization_microscopy). He was awarded the 2014 [Nobel Prize in Chemistry](/source/Nobel_Prize_in_Chemistry) for "the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy"[6] along with [Stefan Hell](/source/Stefan_Hell) and fellow Cornell alumnus [William E. Moerner](/source/W._E._Moerner).[7]

 Dual color localization microscopy SPDMphymod/super-resolution microscopy with GFP & RFP fusion proteins

## Early life and education

Betzig was born in [Ann Arbor, Michigan](/source/Ann_Arbor%2C_Michigan), in 1960, the son of Helen Betzig and engineer Robert Betzig. Aspiring to work in the aerospace industry, Betzig studied [physics](/source/Physics) at the [California Institute of Technology](/source/California_Institute_of_Technology) and graduated with a [BS](/source/Bachelor_of_Science) degree in 1983. He then went on to study at [Cornell University](/source/Cornell_University) where Michael Isaacson was his supervisor, and he also worked with Aaron Lewis. There he obtained an [MS](/source/Master_of_Science) degree and a [PhD](/source/Doctor_of_Philosophy) degree in [applied physics](/source/Applied_physics) and [engineering physics](/source/Engineering_physics) in 1985 and 1988, respectively. For his PhD he focused on developing high-resolution optical microscopes that could see past the theoretical limit of 0.2 micrometers.[8][9][10]

## Career

### Bell Laboratories

After receiving his doctorate, Betzig was hired by [AT&T Bell Laboratories](/source/Bell_Labs) in the Semiconductor Physics Research Department in 1989. That year Betzig's colleague, William E. Moerner, developed the first optical microscope that could see past the .2 micrometer limit, known as the [Abbe limit](/source/Abbe_limit), but it could only function at temperatures near [absolute zero](/source/Absolute_zero). Inspired by Moerner's research, Betzig became the first person to image individual fluorescent molecules at room temperature while determining their positions within less than .2 micrometers in 1993. For this he received the [William O. Baker Award for Initiatives in Research](/source/William_O._Baker_Award_for_Initiatives_in_Research) (previously known as the National Academy of Sciences Award for Initiatives in Research).[8] Betzig was also awarded the [William L. McMillan](/source/William_L._McMillan) Award in 1992.[11]

### Ann Arbor Machine Company

In 1994, Betzig became frustrated with the academic community and the uncertainty of the corporate structure of Bell Laboratories, prompting him to leave both. He spent some years as a [stay-at-home dad](/source/Stay-at-home_dad) before reentering the workforce in 1996, when he took up the position of vice president of [research and development](/source/Research_and_development) at Ann Arbor Machine Company, which was partially owned by the Betzig family.[12][7] Here he developed Flexible Adaptive Servohydraulic Technology (FAST), but after spending millions of dollars on development he only sold two devices.[8][9][12][13]

### Return to academia

In 2002, Betzig returned to the field of microscopy and founded New Millennium Research in [Okemos, Michigan](/source/Okemos%2C_Michigan). Inspired by [Mike Davidson](/source/Michael_W._Davidson)'s work with fluorescent proteins, he developed photoactivated localization microscopy (PALM), a method of controlling fluorescent proteins that used pulses of light to create images of a higher resolution than were previously thought possible. In the living room of his old Bell Labs collaborator [Harald Hess](/source/Harald_Hess), Betzig and Hess developed the first optical microscope based on this technology. They built their first prototype in under two months, earning them widespread attention. In October of that year, the [Howard Hughes Medical Institute](/source/Howard_Hughes_Medical_Institute)'s [Janelia Farm Research Campus](/source/Janelia_Farm_Research_Campus) hired him, but his lab was still under construction at the time.[9]

In early 2006, he formally joined Janelia as a group leader to work on developing [super high-resolution fluorescence microscopy](/source/Super-resolution_microscopy) techniques. He used this technique to study the division of cells in human embryos.[7][14] In 2010, he was offered the [Max Delbruck Prize](/source/Max_Delbruck_Prize), but he declined it and [Xiaowei Zhuang](/source/Xiaowei_Zhuang) received the award. In 2014, Betzig was jointly awarded the [Nobel Prize in Chemistry](/source/Nobel_Prize_in_Chemistry) along with [Stefan Hell](/source/Stefan_Hell) and [William E. Moerner](/source/W._E._Moerner).[6][9][15]

Eric Betzig at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, November 14, 2018

On May 31, 2016, he was appointed an Academician of the [Pontifical Academy of Sciences](/source/Pontifical_Academy_of_Sciences) by [Pope Francis](/source/Pope_Francis).

In the summer of 2017, Betzig joined the [Berkeley](/source/UC_Berkeley) faculty with a joint appointment at [Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory](/source/Lawrence_Berkeley_National_Laboratory).[16]

## Selected research papers

- 1993: Single molecules observed by near-field scanning optical microscopy, E Betzig, RJ Chichester – Science[17]

- 1992: Near-field optics: microscopy, spectroscopy, and surface modification beyond the diffraction limit, E Betzig, JK Trautman – Science[18]

- 2006: Imaging intracellular fluorescent proteins at nanometer resolution, E Betzig, GH Patterson, R Sougrat.[19]

- 2014: Lattice light-sheet microscopy: imaging molecules to embryos at high spatiotemporal resolution, G Seydoux, US Tulu, DP Kiehart, E Betzig[20]

## Personal life

Betzig has married twice. His first wife was [condensed matter physicist](/source/Condensed_matter_physics) [Ruby Ghosh](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ruby_Ghosh&action=edit&redlink=1) [[wd](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q124259081#sitelinks-wikipedia)],[10] with whom he has two sons, Cayden and Ravi.[21] His second wife is [biophysicist](/source/Biophysics) [Na Ji](/source/Na_Ji),[16] with whom he has three children, Max, Mia and Zoe.[21]

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** Betzig, Eric; Chichester, Robert J. (November 26, 1993). ["Single Molecules Observed by Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscopy"](https://doi.org/10.1126%2Fscience.262.5138.1422). *Science*. **262** (5138): 1422–1425. [Bibcode](/source/Bibcode_(identifier)):[1993Sci...262.1422B](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1993Sci...262.1422B). [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1126/science.262.5138.1422](https://doi.org/10.1126%2Fscience.262.5138.1422). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0036-8075](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0036-8075). [PMID](/source/PMID_(identifier)) [17736823](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17736823).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** Betzig, Eric; Trautman, Jay K. (July 10, 1992). ["Near-Field Optics: Microscopy, Spectroscopy, and Surface Modification Beyond the Diffraction Limit"](https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.257.5067.189). *Science*. **257** (5067): 189–195. [Bibcode](/source/Bibcode_(identifier)):[1992Sci...257..189B](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1992Sci...257..189B). [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1126/science.257.5067.189](https://doi.org/10.1126%2Fscience.257.5067.189). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0036-8075](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0036-8075). [PMID](/source/PMID_(identifier)) [17794749](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17794749). [S2CID](/source/S2CID_(identifier)) [38041885](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:38041885).

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1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-angewandte2015_21-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-angewandte2015_21-1) Betzig, Eric (July 6, 2015). "Single Molecules, Cells, and Super-Resolution Optics (Nobel Lecture)". *Angewandte Chemie International Edition*. **54** (28): 8034–8053. [Bibcode](/source/Bibcode_(identifier)):[2015ACIE...54.8034B](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015ACIE...54.8034B). [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1002/anie.201501003](https://doi.org/10.1002%2Fanie.201501003). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [1433-7851](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1433-7851). [PMID](/source/PMID_(identifier)) [26087684](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26087684). I'm also lucky in that I have a second chance to be a better husband and father. While IÏm close with Kriya and Ravi, one of my regrets is that I didnÏt spend more time with them when they were growing up. Na and I have two happy and beautiful little hellions, Max and Mia, and I have the opportunity to be with them more. I donÏt know, though, if IÏll ever figure out how to optimally balance my responsibility and desire to be at both work and home.

## External links

- [Eric Betzig talk: Developing PALM Microscopy](http://www.ibiology.org/ibiomagazine/issue-2/eric-betzig-and-harald-hess-developing-palm-microscopy.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170706050615/http://www.ibiology.org/ibiomagazine/issue-2/eric-betzig-and-harald-hess-developing-palm-microscopy.html) July 6, 2017, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

- [Eric Betzig, SPIE Photonics West plenary presentation: Single molecules, cells, and super-resolution optics](http://spie.org/x112669.xml)

- [Eric Betzig, Beyond the Nobel Prize – New approaches to microscopy](http://spie.org/x112606.xml)

- [Eric Betzig](https://www.nobelprize.org/laureate/909) on Nobelprize.org

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