Christine Jones Forman | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University, 1971, 1972, 1974 |
| Known for | Director of the Consortium for Unlocking the Mysteries of the Universe[4] Host of Shedding Light on Science[5] |
| Spouse | William "Bill" R. Forman |
| Awards | Bruno Rossi Prize,[1] 2013 Secretary's Distinguished Research Lecture Award of the Smithsonian Institution[2] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysics |
| Institutions | Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian |
| Thesis | X-ray and optical observations of galactic X-ray sources[3] (1974) |
| Doctoral advisor | William Liller |
Christine Jones Forman is a senior astrophysicist at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian.[4] She is a past president of the American Astronomical Society, and was the director of the Smithsonian Institution's Consortium for Unlocking the Mysteries of the Universe.[6]
- ^ "HEAD AAS Rossi Prize Winners". AAS High Energy Astrophysics Division. Washington D.C.: American Astronomical Society. Archived from the original on 6 April 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "Dr. Christine Jones Receives the 2013 Secretary's Distinguished Research Lecture Award". Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ^ "Christine Jones Forman". Astronomy Tree.
- ^ a b "Dr. Christine Jones Forman, Senior Astrophysicist". Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University. 9 January 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ "Science in Focus: Shedding Light: About This Workshop". Annenberg Learner. Los Angeles, California: Annenberg Foundation. 2014. Archived from the original on 18 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ "Christine Jones Forman". Smithsonian Newsdesk. Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institution. 1 August 2011. Archived from the original on 18 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.