Christopher Stephen Reynolds is a British-American

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who is currently Professor of Astronomy at the

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. He was formerly the

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at the Institute of Astronomy in the

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Education

Reynolds undertook his undergraduate studies at

Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any ...

. He received a Bachelor's in Theoretical Physics in 1992 and a Master's in Mathematics in 1993, winning the

Tyson medal The Tyson Medal is a prize awarded for the best performance in subjects relating to astronomy at the University of Cambridge, England. It is awarded annually for achievement in the examinations for Part III of the Mathematical Tripos when there i ...

. He remained in Cambridge to pursue his PhD under

Andrew Fabian Andrew Christopher Fabian (born 20 February 1948) is a British astronomer and astrophysicist. He was Director of the Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge from 2013 to 2018. He was a Royal Society Research Professor at the Institute ...

at the Institute of Astronomy, where he graduated in 1996 with his thesis entitled ''X-ray emission and absorption in active galaxies''.

Career

In 1993 Reynolds moved to

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at the

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, where he remained for five years, the final three as a Hubble Fellow. In 2001, he was appointed assistant professor at the University of Maryland, being promoted to Associate and Full Professor in 2005 and 2009 respectively. He was appointed the

at the

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in 2017. He served as deputy director of the institute from 2018 to 2022 and was a fellow of

Sidney Sussex College Sidney Sussex College (historically known as "Sussex College" and today referred to informally as "Sidney") is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England. The College was founded in 1 ...

. He returned to his current position in Maryland in 2023. He is the Principal Investigator of the

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References

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