Rate Professor Adam Riess

Academic Profile

Academic Background: Ph.D. in Astrophysics, Harvard University, 1996; B.A. in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992.

Research Interests: Observational cosmology, focusing on the expansion history of the universe, dark energy, and supernovae as cosmological probes. Pioneered techniques for measuring cosmic distances using Type Ia supernovae.

Appointments: Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, Johns Hopkins University; Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy; Senior Scientist, Space Telescope Science Institute.

Awards: Nobel Prize in Physics (2011) for discovering the accelerating expansion of the universe; Shaw Prize in Astronomy (2006); Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2015).

Publications: Co-authored over 200 peer-reviewed articles, including 'Observational Evidence from Supernovae for an Accelerating Universe' (Astrophysical Journal, 1998).

Additional Contributions: Leads the SH0ES project to refine the Hubble constant; frequent public lecturer on cosmology and dark energy.