Profile

Chris Conselice
Curriculum Vitae
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Education
University of Chicago 1996, University of Wisconsin-Madison 2001 -
Qualifications
PhD, BA -
Work History
University of Nottingham, Caltech -
Current Job
Professor -
Employer
University of Nottingham
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Favourite thing to do in my job: Go observing to mountain tops, attend scientific conferences around the world
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My Work: I study the birth and formation of galaxies through the universe
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I am a professor of astrophysics at the University of Nottingham. This means that I have many duties, but the one I like the most is research. I use the Hubble Space Telescope to study the early universe and the galaxies that existed back then. I also teach quite often and travel quite a bit. My work has taken me around the world, including many mountain tops for observational work with some of the worlds biggest telescopes.
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My Typical Day: I teach, advise students, read and write papers, have meetings about various things
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My typical day is is to teach for a few hours, go to a few meetings either about science or about administration. I then try to find time to do some research such as reading papers, writing papers, doing research on my computer on data I’ve taken at various telescopes.
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What I'd do with the prize money: something useful for science
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
hard working, fun, friendly
What or who inspired you to follow your career?
Einstein, Carl Sagan
Were you ever in trouble at school?
Of course not!
If you weren't doing this job, what would you choose instead?
Art Dealer
Who is your favourite singer or band?
The Beatles
What's your favourite food?
pizza
What is the most fun thing you've done?
Travel the world
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
would have to think about that! Not much I want for myself.
Tell us a joke.
What’s the astronomer’s favourite part of a computer’s keyboard? The space bar.
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My profile link:
https://ias.im/u.108464
My Comments
Thank you from your winner – Hayley! (1 comments)
why is it that when we are walking on the streets at night,why does it look like the moon is following us? (2 comments)
is the light from a supernova dangerous? (1 comments)