Adam Riess

About

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.

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Milestones, by age

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1. 38Named MacArthur Fellows ProgramSeptember 1, 2008
2. ~42Received the Nobel Prize in Physics2011
3. ~42Received the Albert Einstein Medal2011
4. ~46Received the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics2015

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