# Douglas Osheroff

_American physicist_

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> Douglas Dean Osheroff is an American physicist known for his work in experimental condensed matter physics, in particular for his co-discovery of superfluidity in Helium-3. For his contributions he shared the 1996 Nobel Prize in Physics along with David Lee and Robert C. Richardson. Osheroff is currently the J. G. Jackson and C. J. Wood Professor of Physics, emeritus, at Stanford University.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1 August 1945 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206405#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Aberdeen ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206405#P19))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206405#P27))
- **Occupation:** physicist; university teacher ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206405#P106))
- **Education:** California Institute of Technology; Cornell University; Aberdeen High School ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206405#P69))
- **Spouse:** Phyllis Liu-Osheroff ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206405#P26))
- **Official website:** physics.stanford.edu/people/faculty/douglas-osheroff ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206405#P856))
- **Awards:** MacArthur Fellows Program; Nobel Prize in Physics; Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize; Simon Memorial Prize; Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award; Fellow of the American Physical Society; Continuing Bass University Fellow in Undergraduate Education; honorary doctorate of Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206405#P166))

## Questions

**When was Douglas Osheroff born?**  
Douglas Osheroff was born on 1 August 1945 in Aberdeen.

**Where did Douglas Osheroff study?**  
Douglas Osheroff was educated at California Institute of Technology, Cornell University, Aberdeen High School.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Douglas Osheroff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Osheroff) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
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"Douglas Osheroff". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/douglas-osheroff. Retrieved 7 November 2026.