Christine H. Chen
Contact Information
STScI
3700 San Martin Dr
Baltimore, MD 21218
(410) 338-5087, cchen{at}stsci.edu
Education
Ph. D., Astronomy
University of California Los Angeles, 2002
B.S., Physics
California Institute of Technology, 1996
Professional Experience
Associate Astronomer (without Tenure)
Space Telescope Science Institute, 2010 – present
Assistant Astronomer
Space Telescope Science Institute, 2008 – 2010
Spitzer Postdoctoral Research Fellow
National Optical Astronomical Observatory, 2005 – 2008
National Academy of Sciences National Research Council Fellow
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 2002 – 2004
National Service
NASA Keck Time Allocation Committee, 2013 - present
CFHT Taiwanese Time Allocation Committee External Reviewer, 2013
Spitzer Cycles 2, 6, and 9 Science Review Panels, 2005, 2009, and 2012
NASA Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Reviewer, 2012
Sagan Fellowship Selection Committee 2012
NASA Astrobiology Institute Director’s Discretionary Fund Reviewer, 2011
Hubble Fellowship Selection Committee, 2010
NASA Solar System Origins Review Panel, 2008, External Reviewer 2010
Spitzer Heritage Archive Board, 2008
STScI MAST Users’ Group, 2007-2008
NSF Astronomy & Astrophysics Grants Program Review Panel, 2007-2008
Referee for Astronomy & Astrophysics, Astrophysical Journal, Astrophysical Journal Letters, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Science
STScI Service
Postdoc Mentorship Committee, 2011 – present
Science Recruitment Committee, 2011 – present
Honors Committee, 2009 – present
Hot/Cool Science Committee, 2011 – 2012
Star and Planet Formation Seminar Series Organizer, 2008 – 2011
HST Cycle 17 Panel Support Scientist, 2010
Giacconi Fellowship Selection Committee, 2009
Research Advising
Postdoctoral Researchers
Margaret Moerchen, 2012-present
Hannah Jang-Condell, 2011
Martin Bitner 2008-2010
Graduate Student
Ian Anderson, JHU, 2011
Undergraduate Students
Tushar Mittal, JHU, 2010 – 2013
Mimi Hang, STScI Summer Astronomy Science Program, 2009
Vanessa Krause, Caltech Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship 2004
Press Coverage
Nature News Online: “A Star Set in Ice” (August 22nd, 2008)
New Scientist: “Nearby Star may be Swarmming with Comets” (September 1st, 2008)
The Economist: “A Place Like Home?” (June 7th, 2001)
The New York Times: “Nearby Star Appears to Have Asteroid Belt, Society is Told” (June 5th, 2001)
Sky and Telescope: “An Asteroid Belt Like Our Own?” (November 2001)
Memberships
American Astronomical Society member, 1999-present
AAS Division of Planetary Science member, 2003-present
Astronomical Society of the Pacific member, 2000-present
