Douglas Osheroff
Douglas Dean Osheroff (born August 1, 1945) is an American physicist known for his work in experimental condensed matter physics, in particular for his co-discovery of superfluidity in Helium-3. For his contributions he shared the 1996 Nobel Prize in Physics along with David Lee and Robert C. Richardson. Osheroff is currently the J. G. Jackson and C. J. Wood Professor of Physics, emeritus, at Stanford University.
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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) Buckley Prize (1981) MacArthur Fellowship Program (1981) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Experimental Physics, Condensed Matter Physics |
| Institutions | Stanford University Bell Labs |
| Doctoral advisor | David Lee |
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