Barry C. Barish
Barry C. Barish
Ronald and Maxine Linde Professor of Physics, Emeritus
B.A., University of California, 1957; Ph.D., 1962; Laurea, h.c., University of Bologna. Research Fellow, Caltech, 1963-66; Assistant Professor, 1966-69; Associate Professor, 1969-72; Professor, 1972-91; Linde Professor, 1991-2005; Linde Professor Emeritus, 2005-. Principal Investigator of LIGO, 1994-97; Director, LIGO, 1997-2006.
Research Interests: particle physics, gravitational waves
Overview
Barry C. Barish is the Linde Professor Emeritus at Caltech and a Distinguished Professor at UC Riverside. An experimental physicist, his work spans both particle physics and gravitational waves. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2017.
Selected Awards
- Nobel Prize in Physics, 2017
- Elected as Foreign Member to the Royal Society, Great Britain, 2019
- Elected as Foreign Member to the Academy of Sciences of Spain, 2018
- Honorary Member: Royal European Academy of Doctors, 2018
- UC Berkeley – Alumnus of the Year, 2018
- Fudan-Zhongzhi Science Award – Shanghai, China, 2017
- Princess of Asturias Prize for Science and Technology – Spain, 2017
- Giuseppe and Vanna Cocconi Prize; European Physical Society, 2017
- Henry Draper Medal, National Academy of Sciences, 2017
- Smithsonian Magazine's American Ingenuity Award - Physical Sciences, 2016
- Enrico Fermi Prize; Italian Physical Society, 2016
- Titan of Physics Award - On the Shoulders of Giants; 2016 World Science Festival NYC
- Elected Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS), 2005
- Presidential Appointee (Bush), National Science Board (NSB), 2003-2010
- Elected Member, National Academy of Science (NAS), 2002
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
- Klopsteg Award for 2002, American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)
- Fellow, American Physical Society (APS)
- Maxine and Ronald Linde Professorship – California Institute of Technology
Honorary Doctoral Degrees
- University of Sofia, Bulgaria, 2018
- Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, 2018
- University of Glasgow – Glasgow, Scotland, 2013
- University of Florida – Gainesville, Florida, 2007
- University of Bologna – Bologna, Italy, 2006
Selected Awards
- Nobel Prize in Physics, 2017
- Elected as Foreign Member to the Royal Society, Great Britain, 2019
- Elected as Foreign Member to the Academy of Sciences of Spain, 2018
- Honorary Member: Royal European Academy of Doctors, 2018
- UC Berkeley – Alumnus of the Year, 2018
- Fudan-Zhongzhi Science Award – Shanghai, China, 2017
- Princess of Asturias Prize for Science and Technology – Spain, 2017
- Giuseppe and Vanna Cocconi Prize; European Physical Society, 2017
- Henry Draper Medal, National Academy of Sciences, 2017
- Smithsonian Magazine's American Ingenuity Award - Physical Sciences, 2016
- Enrico Fermi Prize; Italian Physical Society, 2016
- Titan of Physics Award - On the Shoulders of Giants; 2016 World Science Festival NYC
- Elected Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS), 2005
- Presidential Appointee (Bush), National Science Board (NSB), 2003-2010
- Elected Member, National Academy of Science (NAS), 2002
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
- Klopsteg Award for 2002, American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)
- Fellow, American Physical Society (APS)
- Maxine and Ronald Linde Professorship – California Institute of Technology
Honorary Doctoral Degrees
- University of Sofia, Bulgaria, 2018
- Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, 2018
- University of Glasgow – Glasgow, Scotland, 2013
- University of Florida – Gainesville, Florida, 2007
- University of Bologna – Bologna, Italy, 2006
Professional Societies
- AURA LSST Oversight Committee 2016 – present
- Chairperson Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) 1994 - present;
- Director, LIGO Laboratory, 1997-2006;
- International Linear Collider - Global Design Effort Director, 2005 - 2012
- Caltech High Energy Physics Group Principal Investigator, 1984-96
- NCR Board of Physics and Astronomy - Neutrino Facilities Assessment Committee
- Chair 2002 Report "Neutrinos & Beyond"
- High Energy Physics Advisory Panel (HEPAP) to DoE and NSF Co-chair of Subpanel a "Long Range Plan for the U.S. High Energy Physics (HEP) program", 2001-2002;
- IUPAP U.S. Liaison Committee - Chair 2002-2005;
- IUPAP Panel on Nuclear, Particle and Gravitational-Wave Astrophysics (PaNAGIC) Member, 1998-2005;
- IUPAP Commission on Particles and Fields (C-11), 1990-1999;
Professional Societies
- AURA LSST Oversight Committee 2016 – present
- Chairperson Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) 1994 - present;
- Director, LIGO Laboratory, 1997-2006;
- International Linear Collider - Global Design Effort Director, 2005 - 2012
- Caltech High Energy Physics Group Principal Investigator, 1984-96
- NCR Board of Physics and Astronomy - Neutrino Facilities Assessment Committee
- Chair 2002 Report "Neutrinos & Beyond"
- High Energy Physics Advisory Panel (HEPAP) to DoE and NSF Co-chair of Subpanel a "Long Range Plan for the U.S. High Energy Physics (HEP) program", 2001-2002;
- IUPAP U.S. Liaison Committee - Chair 2002-2005;
- IUPAP Panel on Nuclear, Particle and Gravitational-Wave Astrophysics (PaNAGIC) Member, 1998-2005;
- IUPAP Commission on Particles and Fields (C-11), 1990-1999;