1. Chris Lintott is a Professor of Astrophysics in the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford, and, since 2023, Gresham Professor of Astronomy at Gresham College, London.
19 Facts About Chris Lintott
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Chris Lintott read Natural Sciences at Magdalene College, Cambridge and in 2006 received a PhD in astrophysics from University College London, for his thesis on the early stages of star formation, supervised by Ofer Lahav.
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Chris Lintott was the Director of Citizen Science Initiatives at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago from 2010 until 2012.
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Chris Lintott's research focuses on galaxy evolution and the application of astrochemical models of star formation to galaxies beyond the Milky Way; particularly the use of sulphur compounds as a signature of stars that are in the process of formation.
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Chris Lintott's appointment ran from 24 June 2010 until 23 June 2014.
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Chris Lintott's research has been published in a wide variety of peer-reviewed scientific journals.
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Chris Lintott was a Fulford junior research fellow at Somerville College, Oxford between 2006 and 2010.
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Chris Lintott's research has been funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the Science and Technology Facilities Council.
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Chris Lintott first appeared on the BBC astronomy programme The Sky at Night, presented by Patrick Moore, as a guest in 2000.
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Chris Lintott jointly presented the programme with Moore until the latter's death in December 2012.
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Since the February 2013 episode, Chris Lintott has been a co-presenter with Lucie Green and with Maggie Aderin-Pocock.
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In July 2004, Moore suffered a near-fatal bout of food poisoning and Chris Lintott stood in as the sole presenter of that month's episode.
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Chris Lintott is the co-founder, along with Kevin Schawinski, of Galaxy Zoo, an online crowdsourcing project where members of the public can volunteer their time to assist in classifying over a million galaxies.
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Chris Lintott is the chair of the Citizen Science Alliance, the organisation that produces, maintains and develops The Zooniverse.
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In October 2012, Brian May, Patrick Moore and Chris Lintott co-authored a book entitled The Cosmic Tourist: The 100 Most Awe-inspiring Destinations in the Universe.
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In 2011, Chris Lintott was awarded the Royal Society Kohn Award.
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In 2013, Chris Lintott was awarded the Oxford Internet Institute Internet and Society Award.
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Chris Lintott is a fan and player of the game of real tennis, where he represents the Oxford University Tennis Club.
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In 2022, Chris Lintott provided commentary for the broadcast of the 2022 Real Tennis World Championship at Prested Hall in Feering, Essex.