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Adam Riess

American astrophysicist

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Adam Guy Riess is an American astrophysicist and Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at Johns Hopkins University and the Space Telescope Science Institute. He is known for his research in using supernovae as cosmological probes. Riess shared both the 2006 Shaw Prize in Astronomy and the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics with Saul Perlmutter and Brian Schmidt for providing evidence that the expansion of the universe is accelerating.

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Born
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Place of birth
Washington, D.C. wd
Citizenship
United States wd
Occupation
astronomer, professor, physicist, astrophysicist, researcher wd
Education
Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of California, Berkeley, Watchung Hills Regional High School wd

Awards wd

  • Nobel Prize in Physics (2011)
  • MacArthur Fellows Program (2008)
  • Albert Einstein Medal (2011)
  • Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy (2002)
  • Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2015)
  • The Shaw Prize in Astronomy (2006)
  • Robert J. Trumpler Award (1999)
  • Sackler Prize for Physics (2004)
  • Clarivate Citation Laureates (2010)

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When was Adam Riess born?
Adam Riess was born on 16 December 1969 in Washington, D.C..
Where did Adam Riess study?
Adam Riess was educated at Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of California, Berkeley, Watchung Hills Regional High School.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Adam Riess · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q106454 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Nobel Prize 2011-Press Conference KVA-DSC 7707.jpg by Holger Motzkau (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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