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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 American astrophysicist. He worked at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and a professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
Perlmutter won the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics.
- ↑ 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. S2CID 15163786.
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