Christine Wilson (scientist)

Christine Wilson
NationalityCanadian, American
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
California Institute of Technology
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy, Physics
InstitutionsMcMaster University
ThesisStar formation and the interstellar medium in M33 (1990)
Doctoral advisorNicholas Z. Scoville

Christine D. Wilson is a Canadian-American physicist and astronomer, currently a University Distinguished Professor at McMaster University.[1][2]

On August 5, 1986, Wilson discovered a comet, later named Comet Wilson (1987VII) after her, while analyzing photographic plates from the Samuel Oschin telescope at the Palomar Observatory.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Distinguished University Professors" (PDF). mcmaster.ca. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  2. ^ "Christine Wilson". mcmaster.ca. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  3. ^ Horowitz, Joy (March 29, 1987). "A New Light in the Sky". The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  4. ^ BARBER, MARY (1986-09-11). "A Star Is Born : Student Makes a Name for Herself and a New Comet". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  5. ^ McPherson, Stephanie Sammartino (2011-08-01). Rooftop Astronomer: A Story about Maria Mitchell. Millbrook Press. ISBN 9780761382652.