Arno Penzias

Arno Penzias joined New Enterprise Associates ("NEA") in 1997 as a Venture Partner from Bell Labs, where he headed its research organization and served as its Chief Scientist.Arno is currently on the Board of HelioVolt and Terrajoule and serves as technical adviser, as needed, for a number of NEA companies, including: Bloom Energy, HelioVolt, Hillcrest Laboratories, Solar Junction, SolFocus, Spreadtrum Communications, Telegent Systems and Tri Alpha Energy. He has written two books and a number of articles on science and technology, especially their impact on business and society.A member of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering, he received a BS from City College of New York and a PhD from Columbia University.His awards include a number of honorary degrees, as well as other awards, for his contributions to science, R&D management and public service - most notably the 1978 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work in radio astronomy.