Saul Perlmutter facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Saul Perlmutter
Saul Perlmutter during the Nobel week 2011
Born	(1959-09-22) September 22, 1959 Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, U.S.
Nationality	United States
Education	Harvard University (AB) University of California, Berkeley (PhD)
Known for	Accelerating universe / Dark energy
Spouse(s)	Laura Nelson (1 child)
Awards	Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award (2002) Shaw Prize in Astronomy (2006) Gruber Prize in Cosmology (2007) Nobel Prize in Physics (2011) Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2015)
Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	University of California, Berkeley/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Doctoral advisor	Richard A. Muller

Saul Perlmutter (born September 22, 1959) is a U.S. astrophysicist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and a professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, and was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2003. He is also a member of the National Academy of Sciences. Perlmutter shared the 2006 Shaw Prize in Astronomy, the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics, and the 2015 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics with Brian P. Schmidt and Adam Riess for providing evidence that the expansion of the universe is accelerating.