Christopher Chyba

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Who is Christopher Chyba?

Christopher F. Chyba is an American astrobiologist, and Professor of Astrophysical Sciences and International Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University.

He graduated from Swarthmore College in 1982, and studied mathematical physics at the University of Cambridge as a Marshall Scholar. He then received his Ph.D. in Astronomy, with an emphasis in Planetary Science, from Cornell University in 1991. He was a White House Fellow on the National Security Council staff, and then serving in the Office of Science and Technology Policy from 1993 to 1995. He was a member of the SETI Institute Board of Trustees from 2005 - 2007.

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  • University of Cambridge
  • Cornell University
  • Swarthmore College

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on July 23, 2013

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