Lars Lindberg Christensen

Lars Lindberg Christensen is science communicator and author of a dozen books on astronomy and science communication translated to ten languages.[1] He had a long career at ESO and is employed by NSF's NOIRLab and the International Astronomical Union. As press officer for the latter he was leading the media communication of the 2006 IAU reclassification of Pluto as a dwarf planet.[2][3] He leads the Portal to the Universe[4][5] project, and was the initiator of the ESA/ESO/NASA FITS Liberator project.[6] He leads the Hubblecast[7] and ESOcast[8] video podcasts and initiated the Astronomy Visualization Metadata project,[9] that later became the Virtual Astronomy Multimedia Project. He has received a handful of awards[10] including the Danish Tycho Brahe Medal.[11]

For the shipowner and whaling magnate, see Lars Christensen. For the poet and novelist, see Lars Saabye Christensen.
Lars Lindberg Christensen
Lars Lindberg Christensen at the European Southern Observatory 50th anniversary gala, Residenz, Munich, October 11, 2012.
BornOctober 18, 1970 (1970-10-18) (age 50)
Copenhagen, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Alma materUniversity of Copenhagen
OccupationAstronomer

Bibliography
  • The Hands-On Guide for Science Communicators (2007)[12][13]

References
  1. "Books by Lars Lindberg Christensen". Google Books. 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
  2. "IAU Press Release IAU0603". IAU. 2006. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
  3. "The Pluto Affair" (PDF). Future Professional Communication in Astronomy (Eds. A. Heck & L. Houziaux, Mém. Acad. Royale Belgique, 2007). 2007. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  4. "Portal To the Universe". Portal To the Universe. 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
  5. "Portal To the Universe Now Open". Universe Today. 2009. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
  6. "ESA/ESO/NASA FITS Liberator". ESA/ESO/NASA. 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
  7. "The Hubblecast". ESA/Hubble. 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
  8. "The ESOcast". ESO. 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
  9. "Astronomy Visualization Metadata". VAMP. 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
  10. "Eyes on the Skies - Winner of MEDEA Special Jury Award 2009". MEDEA Awards. 2009. Retrieved 2013-08-26.
  11. "Tycho Brahe medaljen". Bodil Pedersen Fonden. 2005. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
  12. Heck, Andre (April 2007). "Book review: The Hands-On Guide for Science Communicators-A Step-by-Step Approach to Public Outreach, by Lars Lindberg Christensen, Springer". Le Ciel. 69: 135–136. Bibcode:2007Ciel...69R.135H.
  13. Christensen, LL (2009). "Book Review: The Hands-On Guide for Science Communicators: A Step-by-Step Approach to Public Outreach". Spark, the AAS Education Newsletter. 5: 7. Bibcode:2009Spark...6....7M.


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