Draft:Christopher S. Reynolds
Christopher Reynolds | |
|---|---|
| Born | Christopher Stephen Reynolds |
| Nationality | British American |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge University of Colorado Boulder University of Maryland |
| Thesis | X-ray emission and absorption in active galaxies (1996) |
| Doctoral advisor | Andrew Fabian |
Christopher Stephen Reynolds is a British astronomer who is currently Professor of Astronomy at the University of Maryland. He was formerly the Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at the Institute of Astronomy in the University of Cambridge.
Education
Reynold's performed his undergraduate studies at Trinity College, Cambridge. He received a Bachelor's in Theoretical Physics in 1992 and a Master's in Mathematics in 1993, winning the Tyson medal. He remained in Cambridge to pursue his PhD under Andrew Fabian at the Institute of Astronomy, where he graduated in 1996 with his thesis entitled X-ray emission and absorption in active galaxies.[1]
Career
In 1993 Reynolds moved to
Hubble Fellow. In 2001, he was appointed Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland, being promoted to Associate and Full Professor in 2005 and 2009 respectively. He was appointed the Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at the Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge in 2017.[2] He served as deputy director of the Institute from 2018-2022 and was a fellow of Sidney Sussex College
. He returned to his current position in Maryland in 2023.
- ^ https://astrogen.aas.org/front/searchdetails.php?agnumber=11041
- ^ "Elections, appointments, reappointments, and grants of title". Cambridge University Reporter (6461): 447. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2019.