page_title: Chris Lintott
section_title: Research and career
hierarchical_section_title: Chris Lintott / Research and career
caption_attribution_description: English: Jodcast Live 2016, at Jodrell Bank Observatory, UK.
context_page_description: Christopher John Lintott FRAS is a British astrophysicist, author and broadcaster. He is a Professor of Astrophysics in the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford. Lintott is involved in a number of popular science projects aimed at bringing astronomy to a wider audience and is also the primary presenter of the BBC television series The Sky at Night, having previously been co-presenter with Patrick Moore until Moore's death in 2012. He co-authored Bang! – The Complete History of the Universe with Moore and Queen guitarist and astrophysicist Brian May.
context_section_description: As of 2017 Lintott is co-director of the Programme on Computational Cosmology and Citizen Science Project Lead in the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford, and a Research Fellow of New College, Oxford. He was the Director of Citizen Science Initiatives at the Adler Planetarium from 2010 until 2012.
  His research focuses on galaxy evolution and the application of astrochemical models of star formation to galaxies beyond the Milky Way; particularly the use of sulphur compounds as a signature of stars that are in the process of formation. After a recommendation from Ed Vaizey, former Culture Minister, Prime Minister David Cameron appointed Lintott as Astronomy Trustee of the National Maritime Museum (NMM). His appointment ran from 24 June 2010 until 23 June 2014.
  Lintott's research has been published in a wide variety of peer-reviewed scientific journals. He was formerly a Fulford junior research fellow at Somerville College, Oxford between 2006 and 2010.
  Lintott's research has been funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC).
caption: Chris Lintott at Jodcast Live in 2016
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