Saul Perlmutter

Saul Perlmutter is an American physicist, astronomer, and professor born on September 22, 1959, in Champaign, Illinois . He holds United States citizenship .

Perlmutter attended several educational institutions during his early years: Greene Street Friends School and Germantown Friends School . He later studied at Harvard University and the University of California, Berkeley . Richard A. Muller served as his doctoral advisor during his time at Berkeley .

He is located in the United States and is best known for his achievements in the fields of physics and astronomy . As a testament to his work, Perlmutter was awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics .