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Chris Impey

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Intro Reel - Science and Roger Penrose

 

March 21st, 2022 Live Astronomy Q&A Session with Prof. Chris Impey

 

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Video: Chris Impey in his own words

 

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Author Spotlight with Chris Impey

 

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Enigmas of the Universe - Chris Impey

Christopher David Impey is a British astronomer, educator, and author. He has been a faculty member at the University of Arizona since 1986. Impey has done research on observational cosmology, in particular low surface brightness galaxies, the intergalactic medium, and surveys of active galaxies and quasars. As an educator, he has pioneered the use of instructional technology for teaching science to undergraduate non-science majors. He has written many technical articles and a series of popular science books: The Living Cosmos, How It Ends, How It Began, Dreams of Other Worlds, and Humble Before the Void. He served as Vice-President of the American Astronomical Society, he is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor.
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