Description: (American Astrophysicist Known for His Research in 'Accelerating Universe / Dark Energy')
Adam Riess is an American astrophysicist and Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at Johns Hopkins University and the Space Telescope Science Institute. His research is centered around using supernovae as cosmological tools to investigate the acceleration of the universe's expansion. Riess has received notable accolades including the 2006 Shaw Prize in Astronomy and the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics, which he shared with Saul Perlmutter and Brian P. Schmidt. His pioneering research has greatly enhanced our comprehension of the universe and the characteristics of dark energy.