Douglas Osheroff: American physicist
Douglas Dean Osheroff (born August 1, 1945) is an American physicist.
He is known for his work in experimental condensed matter physics and for his co-discovery of superfluidity in Helium-3. He shared the 1996 Nobel Prize in Physics along with David Lee and Robert C. Richardson.
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 Osheroff in 2011 | |
| Born | Douglas Dean Osheroff August 1, 1945 Aberdeen, Washington, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | California Institute of Technology (B.S.), Cornell University (Ph.D.) |
| Known for | Discovering superfluidity in Helium-3 |
| Spouse | Phyllis Liu (m. 1970) |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physics (1996) Simon Memorial Prize (1976) Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize (1981) MacArthur Fellowship Program (1981) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Experimental Physics, Condensed Matter Physics |
| Institutions | Stanford University Bell Labs |
| Doctoral advisor | David Lee |
| Influences | Richard Feynman |
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