Rainer Weiss
Tampilan
Rainer Weiss | |
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Lahir | 29 September 1932 Berlin, Germany |
Warga negara | United States |
Almamater | MIT |
Dikenal atas | Pioneering laser interferometric gravitational wave observation. |
Penghargaan | Einstein Prize (2007) by American Physical Society Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2016) Gruber Prize in Cosmology (2016) Shaw Prize (2016) Kavli Prize (2016) Harvey Prize (2016) Princess of Asturias Award (2017) Nobel Prize in Physics (2017) |
Karier ilmiah | |
Bidang | Fisika, Laser physics, Experimental Gravitation, Cosmic Background Measurements |
Institusi | MIT |
Disertasi | Stark Effect and Hyperfine Structure of Hydrogen Fluoride (1962) |
Pembimbing doktoral | Jerrold R. Zacharias |
Mahasiswa doktoral | Shaoul Ezekiel, Nelson Christensen, Peter Fritschel, Michelle Stephens, Joseph Kovalik, Joseph Giaime, Nergis Mavalvala, Partha Saha, Brett Bochner, Brian Lantz, Julien Sylvestre, Ryan Lawrence, Rana Adhikari |
Mahasiswa ternama lain | Bruce Allen |
Rainer Weiss (lahir 29 September 1932) adalah seorang ahli Fisika dan profesor di MIT, warga negara Amerika Serikat yang mendapat Penghargaan Nobel Fisika tahun 2017 bersama Kip Thorne dan Barry Barish untuk hasil penemuan mereka mengenai detektor LIGO dan observasi gelombang gravitasi.