Christopher Clemens
James Christopher Clemens | |
|---|---|
| Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Blouin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 8, 1963 Pascagoula, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Education | University of Oklahoma (BS) University of Texas at Austin (PhD) |
| Website | https://provost.unc.edu/about-the-office/executive-vice-chancellor-provost/ |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics Astronomy |
| Institutions | Iowa State University (1994–1996) California Institute of Technology (1996–1998) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1998– |
| Thesis | The Origin and Evolution of the White Dwarf Stars (1994) |
| Doctoral advisor | Ed Nather Don Winget |
| Doctoral students | Mercedes López-Morales |
James Christopher "Chris" Clemens (born 1963) is an American astrophysicist and academic administrator. He is the Jaroslav Folda Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Clemens works on astronomical instrumentation, white dwarf stars, and exoplanetary debris. On 10 December 2021, Clemens was appointed Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost of UNC-Chapel Hill by Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz and confirmed by the UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees.