Christopher Chyba Explained

Christopher F. Chyba is an American astrobiologist and Professor of Astrophysical Sciences and International Affairs at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs.^{[1] [2] [3]}

He graduated from Swarthmore College in 1982, and studied mathematical physics at the University of Cambridge as a Marshall Scholar. He then received his Ph.D. in astronomy, with an emphasis in planetary science, from Cornell University in 1991.http://www-01wws.princeton.edu/people/data/c/cchyba/CV.pdf He was a White House Fellow on the National Security Council staff, and then serving in the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) from 1993 to 1995. He was a member of the SETI Institute Board of Trustees from 2005 to 2007.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Awards and honors

• 2001 MacArthur Fellows Program
• The asteroid 7923 Chyba was named in Chyba's honor.

Works

• "Commencement Address", June 1, 2003
• "Contingency and the Cosmic Prospective", The new astronomy: opening the electromagnetic window and expanding our view of planet earth, Editor D. Wayne Orchiston, Springer, 2005,
• Comets and the origin and evolution of life, Editors Paul J. Thomas, Christopher F. Chyba, Springer, 2006,
• U.S. nuclear weapons policy: confronting today's threats, Editors George Bunn, Christopher F. Chyba, William James Perry, Center for International Security and Cooperation, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford, Calif., 2006,

External links

• • "Christopher Chyba", Huffington Post

Notes and References

1. Web site: FSI CISAC - Christopher F. Chyba . https://web.archive.org/web/20160601150348/http://cisac.fsi.stanford.edu/people/christopher_f_chyba . 2016-06-01 . 2024-06-17 . cisac.fsi.stanford.edu.
2. Web site: Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs | Display Person . 2010-04-19 . dead . https://archive.today/20120722085602/http://www-01wws.princeton.edu/people/display_person.xml?netid=cchyba&all=yes . 2012-07-22 .
3. Web site: Christopher Chyba - Department of Astrophysical Sciences . https://web.archive.org/web/20150202232252/https://www.princeton.edu/astro/people/faculty/chyba/ . 2015-02-02 . 2024-06-17 . princeton.edu.
4. Web site: SETI Institute . 2010-04-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110316154725/http://www.seti.org/page.aspx?pid=409 . 2011-03-16 . dead .
5. Web site: Voices - Dr. Chris Chyba . 2010-04-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100612201346/http://www.seti-inst.edu/news/voices/chyba-123102.php . 2010-06-12 .
6. Web site: SETI Institute . 2011-05-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110319014010/http://www.seti.org/page.aspx?pid=495 . 2011-03-19 . dead .