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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics For the most unexpected discovery that the expansion of the universe is accelerating, rather than slowing as had been long assumed.
  • 2011 - Nobel Prize for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe through observations of distant supernovae
  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2002 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2000 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For pioneering contributions to cosmology, including development of new search techniques that led to discovery of numerous distant supernovae and strong evidence for the accelerated expansion of the universe

Overview

Saul Perlmutter is affiliated with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on physics and astronomy, with significant contributions in the subfields of astronomy and astrophysics, instrumentation, nuclear and high energy physics, atomic and molecular physics, and optics, as well as artificial intelligence.

The main topics covered in their work include gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, astronomy and astrophysical research, stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, astrophysics and cosmic phenomena, neutrino physics research, pulsars and gravitational waves research, and various astrophysical phenomena and observations.

Their recent publications include the following papers:

  • Union Through UNITY: Cosmology with 2,000 SNe Using a Unified Bayesian Framework, 2023, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Protecting scientific integrity in an age of generative AI, 2024, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Carnegie Supernova Project II: The Slowest Rising Type Ia Supernova LSQ14fmg and Clues to the Origin of Super-Chandrasekhar/03fg-like Events, 2020, The Astrophysical Journal
  • Accuracy of environmental tracers and consequences for determining the Type Ia supernova magnitude step, 2021, Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • The Twins Embedding of Type Ia Supernovae. II. Improving Cosmological Distance Estimates, 2021, The Astrophysical Journal

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations include:

  • G. Aldering
  • D. Rubin
  • C. Baltay
  • D. Rabinowitz
  • N. Suzuki

The primary venues where they have published their work cover a range of respected journals and archives such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Research Notes of the AAS
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Among the recognitions for their work, Saul Perlmutter has received multiple awards including the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics in 2015 for demonstrating that the expansion of the universe is accelerating. They were awarded the Nobel Prize in 2011 for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the universe through observations of distant supernovae.

Additional honors include fellowships with the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and the American Physical Society (APS), as well as membership in the National Academy of Sciences. The fellowship with APS specifically cites pioneering contributions to cosmology and the development of search techniques that led to the discovery of numerous distant supernovae and evidence for the accelerated cosmic expansion.

Best Publications

  • Measurements of Omega and Lambda from 42 High-Redshift Supernovae

    S. Perlmutter;G. Aldering;G. Goldhaber;R.A. Knop

  • Measurements of Omega and Lambda from 42 High-Redshift Supernovae

    S. Perlmutter;S. Perlmutter;G. Aldering;G. Goldhaber;G. Goldhaber;R. A. Knop

  • The Supernova Legacy Survey: Measurement of Omega_M, Omega_Lambda,and w from the First Year Data Set

    P. Astier;J. Guy;N. Regnault;R. Pain

  • Discovery of a supernova explosion at half the age of the Universe

    S. Perlmutter;S. Perlmutter;G. Aldering;M. Della Valle;S. Deustua;S. Deustua

  • Discovery of a Supernova Explosion at Half the Age of the Universe and its Cosmological Implications

    S. Perlmutter;G. Aldering;M. Della Valle;S. Deustua

  • Measurements* of the Cosmological Parameters Ω and Λ from the First Seven Supernovae at z ≥ 0.35

    Saul Perlmutter;Saul Perlmutter;S. Gabi;S. Gabi;G. Goldhaber;G. Goldhaber;Ariel Goobar;Ariel Goobar;Ariel Goobar

  • New Constraints on $\Omega_M$, $\Omega_\Lambda$, and w from an Independent Set of Eleven High-Redshift Supernovae Observed with HST

    R. A. Knop;G. Aldering;R. Amanullah;P. Astier

  • New Constraints on ΩM, ΩΛ, and w from an Independent Set of 11 High-Redshift Supernovae Observed with the Hubble Space Telescope*

    R. A. Knop;R. A. Knop;G. Aldering;G. Aldering;R. Amanullah;P. Astier

  • Improved cosmological constraints from a joint analysis of the SDSS-II and SNLS supernova samples

    M. Betoule;R. Kessler;J. Guy;J. Guy;J. Mosher

  • The Hubble Space Telescope Cluster Supernova Survey. V. Improving the Dark-energy Constraints above z > 1 and Building an Early-type-hosted Supernova Sample

    N. Suzuki;N. Suzuki;D. Rubin;D. Rubin;C. Lidman;G. Aldering

  • Improved Cosmological Constraints from New, Old and Combined Supernova Datasets

    M.Kowalski;D.Rubin;G.Aldering;R.J.Agostinho

  • Spectra and Light Curves of Six Type Ia Supernovae at 0.511 < z < 1.12 and the Union2 Compilation

    R. Amanullah;C. Lidman;D. Rubin;G. Aldering

  • Improved Cosmological Constraints from New, Old, and Combined Supernova Data Sets

    M. Kowalski;D. Rubin;D. Rubin;G. Aldering;R. J. Agostinho

  • Measurements of the Cosmological Parameters Omega and Lambda from the First 7 Supernovae at z >= 0.35

    S. Perlmutter;S. Gabi;G. Goldhaber;D. E. Groom

  • The Cosmic Triangle : Revealing the State of the Universe

    Neta Bahcall;Jeremiah P. Ostriker;Saul Perlmutter;Paul Joseph Steinhardt

  • SPECTRA AND HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE LIGHT CURVES OF SIX TYPE Ia SUPERNOVAE AT 0.511 <z< 1.12 AND THE UNION2 COMPILATION ∗

    Rahman Amanullah;Chris Lidman;D. Rubin;D. Rubin;G. Aldering

  • Wide-Field InfrarRed Survey Telescope-Astrophysics Focused Telescope Assets WFIRST-AFTA 2015 Report

    D. Spergel;N. Gehrels;C. Baltay;D. Bennett

  • Possible gravitational microlensing of a star in the Large Magellanic Cloud

    C. Alcock;C. Alcock;Carl W. Akerlof;Carl W. Akerlof;R. A. Allsman;T. S. Axelrod

  • SUPERNOVA CONSTRAINTS AND SYSTEMATIC UNCERTAINTIES FROM THE FIRST THREE YEARS OF THE SUPERNOVA LEGACY SURVEY

    A. Conley;A. Conley;J. Guy;M. Sullivan;N. Regnault

  • Supernova Constraints and Systematic Uncertainties from the First 3 Years of the Supernova Legacy Survey

    A. Conley;J. Guy;M. Sullivan;N. Regnault

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Nugent
Peter Nugent Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Charling Tao
Charling Tao Aix-Marseille University
Stephen Bailey
Stephen Bailey Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Mark Sullivan
Mark Sullivan University of Southampton
Ryan J. Foley
Ryan J. Foley University of California, Santa Cruz
Ariel Goobar
Ariel Goobar Stockholm University
Richard S. Ellis
Richard S. Ellis University College London
Joshua A. Frieman
Joshua A. Frieman University of Chicago
Eric V. Linder
Eric V. Linder Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Nicolas Regnault
Nicolas Regnault Princeton University

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