Douglas D. Osheroff
1968 GRFP Fellow, Douglas D. Osheroff,received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1996 for discovering the superfluid phase of 3He. He shared the prize with fellow physicists David Lee and Robert C. Richardson.
Osheroff made the discovery of the superfluid phase of 3He while pursing his Ph.D at Cornell University in 1973.
“We discovered our mysterious phase transitions in my Pomeranchuk cell in November 1971, and almost by magic, Venky called me up in early December with good news,” Osheroff explains.
Osheroff continues his accomplishments as a professor at Stanford University in the Departments of Physics. He was also elected to serve on the Space Shuttle Columbia Investigation Panel, and currently serves on the Board of Advisors for Scientists and Engineers for America.
For more information on Dr. Osheroff as well as many other GRFP Fellows, please visit the NSFGRFP Profiles of Fellows site.
Related Links
Douglas D. Osheroff: Nobelprize.org Autobiography
Stanford University Department of Physics Profile
Osheroff’s presentation on “How Advances In Sciences Are Made”
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