Saul Perlmutter

Saul Perlmutter (born September 22, 1959) is an American astrophysicist. He worked 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.

Saul Perlmutter
Saul Perlmutter during the Nobel week 2011
Born	(1959-09-22) September 22, 1959 (age 65) Champaign, Illinois, U.S.
Nationality	United States
Education	Harvard University (AB) University of California, Berkeley (PhD)
Known for	Accelerating universe / Dark energy
Spouse	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[1]

Perlmutter won the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics.