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 as a new member of the American Philosophical Society (APS), the oldest learned society in North America. This recognition highlights his extraordinary accomplishments in physics, including his Nobel Prize-winning work on gravitational waves. He is one of 38 new members elected this year to the society, co-founded by Benjamin Franklin.
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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
| Zodiac Sign | Aquarius |
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| Hometown | Southern California, U.S. |
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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. |