Christine Jones Forman
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 Host of Shedding Light on Science |
| Spouse | William "Bill" R. Forman |
| Awards | Bruno Rossi Prize, 2013 Secretary's Distinguished Research Lecture Award of the Smithsonian Institution |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysics |
| Institutions | Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian |
| Thesis | X-ray and optical observations of galactic X-ray sources (1974) |
| Doctoral advisor | William Liller |
Christine Jones Forman is a senior astrophysicist at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian. 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.