Peter van Nieuwenhuizen Scientist

Peter van Nieuwenhuizen (Dutch: [vɑn ˈniu̯əˌɦœyzə]; born October 26, 1938) is a Dutch physicist. He is now a distinguished Professor at Stony Brook University in the United States. Van Nieuwenhuizen is best known for his discovery of supergravity with Sergio Ferrara and Daniel Z. Freedman.

Personal facts

Birth dateOctober 26, 1938
Birth place
Netherlands , Utrecht
Education
Utrecht University
Known for
Supergravity

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Scientist

awards
Dirac Prize
Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics
doctoral advisor
Field of study
Physics

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External resources

  1. http://insti.physics.sunysb.edu/physics/forms/profilesearch.cgi?lastname=van%20nieuwenhuizen
  2. http://positron3.aps.org/praw/heineman/06winner_peter.cfm