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Brian Schmidt is a professor at the Australian National University. In 2011 he won the Nobel Prize in Physics for providing evidence that the expansion of the universe is accelerating. He...
Brian Schmidt
1989, undergraduate degrees in Astronomy and Physics, University of Arizona; 1992, Master's and 1993, PhD in Astronomy, Harvard University. Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, Vice-Chancellor (2016-23), Australian National University. Fellow: Australian Academy of Science; United States Academy of Science; Royal Society. Companion of the Order of Australia. In 1998, the High-Z Supernova Search team made the startling discovery that the expansion rate of the Universe is accelerating; recipient, 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics for this discovery. Vigneron and Winemaker of Maipenrai Vineyard and Winery
