David Schramm (astrophysicist)
David Schramm | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 25, 1945 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | December 19, 1997 (aged 52) Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Alma mater | California Institute of Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Known for | Cosmology, Nucleosynthesis, Dark matter |
| Awards | Robert J. Trumpler Award Lilienfeld Prize (1993) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysics |
| Doctoral students | Nathalie Palanque-Delabrouille, Katherine Freese,Keith Olive |
David Norman Schramm (October 25, 1945 – December 19, 1997) was an American astrophysicist and educator, and one of the world's foremost experts on the Big Bang theory. Schramm was a pioneer in establishing particle astrophysics as a vibrant research field. He was particularly well known for the study of Big Bang nucleosynthesis and its use as a probe of dark matter (both baryonic and non-baryonic) and of neutrinos. He also made important contributions to the study of cosmic rays, supernova explosions, heavy-element nucleosynthesis, and nuclear astrophysics generally.