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Brian Schmidt is an internationally renowned researcher in cosmology and also in the physics of supernovae and gamma ray bursts. In particular, Schmidt's formation and leadership of the High-z Supernova Search Team led to the discovery that the expansion of our universe is accelerating, for which he shared the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics.
May 6, 2024 · Brian P. Schmidt (born February 24, 1967, Missoula, Montana, U.S.) is an astronomer who was awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize for Physics for his discovery of dark energy, a repulsive force that is the dominant component (73 percent) of the universe.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2011. Born: 24 February 1967, Missoula, MT, USA. Affiliation at the time of the award: Australian National University, Weston Creek, Australia. Prize motivation: “for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe through observations of distant supernovae”. Prize share: 1/4.
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Dec 22, 2011 · An interview with astronomer Brian Schmidt, discoverer of the accelerated expansion of the universe and dark energy, who won the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics.
My name is Brian Schmidt, and I am an astronomer at the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the Australian National University, formerly known as Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories. I work in several areas of astronomy, most notably with exploding stars called supernovae.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2011 was divided, one half awarded to Saul Perlmutter, the other half jointly to Brian P. Schmidt and Adam G. Riess "for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe through observations of distant supernovae"
Aug 28, 2015 · Professor Brian P. Schmidt is a Distinguished Professor, Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow and astrophysicist at the Australian National University Mount Stromlo Observatory.
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