David Schramm (astrophysicist)

David Schramm
BornOctober 25, 1945
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
DiedDecember 19, 1997(1997-12-19) (aged 52)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Alma materCalifornia Institute of Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Known forCosmology, Nucleosynthesis, Dark matter
AwardsRobert J. Trumpler Award
Lilienfeld Prize (1993)
Scientific career
FieldsAstrophysics
Doctoral studentsNathalie 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.

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