Brian Schmidt

Vice-Chancellor of the Australian National University (ANU)

He was previously a Distinguished Professor, Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow and astrophysicist at the University's Mount Stromlo Observatory and Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics. He is known for his research in using supernovae as cosmological probes. He currently holds an Australia Research Council Federation Fellowship and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2012.[2] Schmidt shared both the 2006 Shaw Prize in Astronomy and the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics with Saul Perlmutter and Adam Riess for providing evidence that the expansion of the universe is accelerating, making him the only Montana-born Nobel laureate.

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Business Positions

Universities Australia A private company which attempts to advance higher education through voluntary, cooperative and coordinated action.

• Member, Board of Directors

Board Memberships

Fulbright Commission Educational Exchanges

• Chair, Board of Directors

National Security College (ANU) A specialist graduate studies school at the Australian National University.

• Member, College Board

Positions

AmCham Australia American Chamber of Commerce in Australia

• Member, Council of Governors, ACT

The Australian National University Australia

• Vice-Chancellor (Jan 1 '16→Jan 1 '24)*

Updated 10 months ago

Types	Person, Academic, Public Official
Aliases	Brian P. Schmidt, Brian Paul Schmidt, Professor Brian Schmidt
Region	Australia and Oceania

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