| Arthur Christopher Thompson | |
| Birth Date: | 1961 |
| Alma Mater: | Princeton University |
| Doctoral Advisor: | Jeremiah P. Ostriker |
| Known For: | Astrophysicist |
| Awards: | Bruno Rossi Prize (2003) |
Christopher Thompson (born 1961) is a Canadian astronomer and astrophysicist. He is a professor of astronomy at the University of Toronto Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA).[1]
Thompson received his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1988. His thesis discussed the cosmological effects of superconducting strings. His advisor was Jeremiah P. Ostriker.[2]
He is a former faculty member of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[3]
In 1992, Thompson first proposed the existence of magnetars with Robert Duncan.[4] [5] They were awarded the Bruno Rossi Prize for their work in 2003.[6]
In 2018, Thompson was inducted into the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science, Division of Mathematical and Physical Sciences.[7]