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Brian Schmidt

American-born Australian astrophysicist

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Brian Paul Schmidt is an American Australian astrophysicist at the Australian National University's Mount Stromlo Observatory and Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics. He was the Vice-Chancellor of the Australian National University (ANU) from January 2016 to January 2024. He is known for his research in using supernovae as cosmological probes. He previously held a Federation Fellowship and a Laureate Fellowship from the Australian Research Council, and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2012. 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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Born
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Place of birth
Missoula wd
Citizenship
United States, Australia wd
Occupation
astrophysicist, university teacher, astronomer wd
Education
Harvard University, University of Arizona, Bartlett High School wd
Official website
mso.anu.edu.au/~brian wd
Social media
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Awards wd

  • Nobel Prize in Physics (2011)
  • Gruber Prize in Cosmology (2007)
  • Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2015)
  • Dirac Medal for the Advancement of Physics (2012)
  • Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (2008)
  • The Shaw Prize in Astronomy (2006)
  • Pawsey Medal (2001)
  • Companion of the Order of Australia (2013)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society (2012)
  • Clarivate Citation Laureates (2010)
  • Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (2023)
  • Fellow of the International Science Council
  • Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year (2000)

Questions

When was Brian Schmidt born?
Brian Schmidt was born on 24 February 1967 in Missoula.
Where did Brian Schmidt study?
Brian Schmidt was educated at Harvard University, University of Arizona, Bartlett High School.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Brian Schmidt · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q201452 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Brian Schmidt portrait 1.jpg by Tim Wetherell (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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