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Peter van Nieuwenhuizen
Peter van Nieuwenhuizen | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 26, 1938 Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Alma mater | University of Utrecht |
| Known for | Pure 4D N = 1 supergravity |
| Awards | Dirac Prize (1993) Dannie Heineman Prize (2006) Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2019) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Stony Brook University |
| Doctoral advisor | Martinus Veltman |
| Doctoral students | Horațiu Năstase Shoucheng Zhang |
Peter van Nieuwenhuizen (Dutch: [ˈpeːtər vɑ ˈniu.ə(n)ˌɦœyzə(n)]; born October 26, 1938) is a Dutch theoretical physicist. He is a distinguished Professor at Stony Brook University in the United States.[1] Widely known for his contributions to String theory, Supersymmetry, Supergravity and Field theory.[2][3][4]
He is best known for his discovery of supergravity with Sergio Ferrara and Daniel Z. Freedman for which he along with his collaborators won the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics in 2019.[5]
- ^ "Stony Brook Physics & Astronomy Faculty - Peter van Nieuwenhuizen". insti.physics.sunysb.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ "Peter van Nieuwenhuizen in nLab". ncatlab.org. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ "INSPIRE". inspirehep.net. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ "P. van Nieuwenhuizen". research.com. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ "Breakthrough Prize – Fundamental Physics Breakthrough Prize Laureates – Peter van Nieuwenhuizen". breakthroughprize.org. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
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