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Arthur Christopher Thompson
Born1961
Alma materPrinceton University
Known forAstrophysicist
AwardsBruno Rossi Prize (2003)
Scientific career
Doctoral advisorJeremiah P. Ostriker

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.[1] 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]

References

  1. ^ a b "U of T Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics | Chris Thompson Faculty".
  2. ^ "AstroGen - The Astronomy Genealogy Project". astrogen.aas.org. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  3. ^ "McGill Physics: Physical Society Colloquia". www.physics.mcgill.ca. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  4. ^ Duncan, Robert C.; Thompson, Christopher (1992). "Formation of Very Strongly Magnetized Neutron Stars: Implications for Gamma-Ray Bursts". Astrophysical Journal Letters. 392: L9. Bibcode:1992ApJ...392L...9D. doi:10.1086/186413.
  5. ^ Habing, H. J.; Kaplan, S. R.; Thayer, W. R. (2019). The Birth of Modern Astronomy. Vol. 70. Cham, Switzerland. pp. 181–185. ISBN 978-3-319-99082-8. ISSN 0016-5085. OCLC 1090540051. PMID 2509. ((cite book)): |journal= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ "Rossi Prize Winners 2003: Robert Duncan, Christopher Thompson, & Chryssa Kouveliotou". High Energy Astrophysics Division of the American Astronomical Society. Archived from the original on 2008-04-06.
  7. ^ https://rsc-src.ca/sites/default/files/Class%20of%202018.pdf


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