Lars Lindberg Christensen

Lars Lindberg Christensen (born 18 October 1970) is a science communicator and author of a dozen books on astronomy and science communication translated to ten languages.[1]

For the shipowner and whaling magnate, see Lars Christensen. For the poet and novelist, see Lars Saabye Christensen.
Lars Lindberg Christensen
Portrait photo of Lars Lindberg Christensen in 2021
Lars Lindberg Christensen in 2021
Born18 October 1970 (1970-10-18) (age 53)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Alma materUniversity of Copenhagen
Occupations
Employers
AwardsKlumpke-Roberts Award (2021)

He had a long career with the European Southern Observatory (ESO) and is employed by U.S. National Science Foundation's NOIRLab and the International Astronomical Union (IAU). 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 various awards[10] including the Danish Tycho Brahe Medal[11] and the Klumpke-Roberts Award of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.

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

References
  1. "Books by Lars Lindberg Christensen". Google Books. 2013. Archived from the original on 2023-02-21. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
  2. "IAU Press Release IAU0603". IAU. 2006. Archived from the original on 2009-12-30. 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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-01-19. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  4. "Portal To the Universe". 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-03-21. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
  5. "Portal To the Universe Now Open". Universe Today. 2009. Archived from the original on 2011-01-07. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
  6. "ESA/ESO/NASA FITS Liberator". ESA/ESO/NASA. 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-04-05. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
  7. "The Hubblecast". ESA/Hubble. 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-03-30. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
  8. "The ESOcast". ESO. 2013. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
  9. "Astronomy Visualization Metadata". VAMP. 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-04-05. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
  10. "Eyes on the Skies - Winner of MEDEA Special Jury Award 2009". MEDEA Awards. 2009. Archived from the original on 2014-03-29. Retrieved 2013-08-26.
  11. "Tycho Brahe medaljen". Bodil Pedersen Fonden. 2005. Archived from the original on 2013-08-21. 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 (5): 7. Bibcode:2009Spark...6....7M.


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