Adam Riess
- Born: December 16, 1969 (Washington, DC)
Education
- 1992: BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- 1996: PhD, Harvard University (Astrophysics)
Major Positions
- 1992–1992: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Research Associate
- 1996–1999: University of California, Berkeley, Miller Fellow
- 1999–2005: Space Telescope Science Institute, Senior Staff Scientist
- 2006–present: Johns Hopkins University, Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Selected Awards and Honors
- 2008: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Fellowship
- 2008: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Fellow
- 2009: National Academy of Sciences, Member
- 2011: Nobel Prize in Physics
