Saul Perlmutter
Saul Perlmutter | |
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 Saul Perlmutter during the Nobel week 2011 | |
| Born | September 22, 1959 |
| Nationality | United States |
| Education | Harvard University(AB) University of California, Berkeley(PhD) |
| Known for | Accelerating universe/Dark energy |
| Spouse | Laura Nelson (1 child) |
| Awards | Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award(2002) Shaw Prize in Astronomy(2006) Gruber Prize in Cosmology(2007) Nobel Prize in Physics(2011) Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics(2015) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
| Doctoral advisor | Richard A. Muller[1] |
Saul Perlmutter(born September 22, 1959) is an Americanastrophysicist.He worked at theLawrence Berkeley National Laboratoryand a professor of physics at theUniversity of California, Berkeley.He is a member of theAmerican Academy of Arts & Sciences.
Perlmutter won the 2011Nobel Prize in Physics.
References[change|change source]
- ↑Goldhaber, Gerson(2009). "The Acceleration of the Expansion of the Universe: A Brief Early History of the Supernova Cosmology Project (SCP)".Proceedings of the 8th UCLA Dark Matter Symposium.1166:53–72.arXiv:0907.3526.Bibcode:2009AIPC.1166...53G.doi:10.1063/1.3232196.S2CID15163786.
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