Quick Info
| Profession | Physicist |
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| Nationality | American |
| Date of Birth | 27/01/1936 |
| Age | 90 years |
| Birthplace | Omaha, Nebraska |
Latest News about Barry C. Barish
15/05/2025
Barry Barish was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2025, joining 37 other new members of the oldest learned society in North America. The election recognized his major contributions to physics, including his Nobel Prize-winning work on gravitational waves.
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Bio/Wiki
| Full Name | Barry Clark Barish |
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Physical Stats & More
| Height | 183 cm (6') |
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| Weight | 80 kg (176 lbs) |
| Eye Color | Hazel Brown |
| Hair Color | White |
Educational Qualification(s)
| Ph.D. | Experimental High Energy Physics |
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| College/University | University of California, Berkeley |
Personal Life
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| College/University | University of California, Berkeley |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley (BA, PhD) |
Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Married |
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| Wife | Samoan Barish |
| Children | 2 |
Family
| Father | Harold Barish |
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| Mother | Lee Barish |
| Spouse | Samoan Barish |
| Children | 2 |
Career
| Thesis | A study of the reaction negative pion plus proton going to negative pion plus neutral pion plus proton at 310 and 377 MEV (1962) |
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| Fields | Physics |
| Doctoral Advisor | A. Carl Helmholz |
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Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Barish earned his Ph.D. in 1962 and later worked at CALTECH for particle physics research. | |
| 2. He took over as the principal investigator for the LIGO project in 1994 and became its director in just three years. | |
| 3. Barish established the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, which now includes more than 1,000 collaborators from around the globe. | |
| 4. In 2011, he held the position of President at the American Physical Society. | |
| 5. Barish earned his Ph.D. in 1962 and later joined Caltech in 1963 as part of a new experimental effort in particle physics. | |
| 6. He joined the faculty at University of California, Riverside in 2018. | |
| 7. In the fall of 2023, he joined Stony Brook University as the inaugural President's Distinguished Endowed Chair in Physics. |