Brian Schmidt
American-born Australian astrophysicist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brian P. Schmidt (born February 24, 1967) is a Distinguished Professor, Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow and astrophysicist at the Australian National University Mount Stromlo Observatory and Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics. He is widely known for his research in using supernovae as Cosmological Probes. He currently holds an Australia Research Council Federation Fellowship. Schmidt shared both the 2006 Shaw Prize in Astronomy and the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics with Saul Perlmutter and Adam Riess for providing evidence that the expansion of the universe is accelerating.
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Brian P. Schmidt | |
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Born | (1967-02-24) February 24, 1967 (age 57) Missoula, Montana, United States |
Citizenship | Australia |
Alma mater | University of Arizona (1989), Harvard University (1993) |
Awards | Shaw Prize in Astronomy (2006) Nobel Prize in Physics (2011) |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | Australian National University |
Doctoral advisor | Robert Kirshner |
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"FACTBOX-Nobel physics prize winners", Reuters News, 4 October 2011. |
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