Christopher F. Chyba is an American astrobiologist and Professor of Astrophysical Sciences and International Affairs at the

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. He graduated from

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in 1982, and studied mathematical physics at the

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as a

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. He then received his Ph.D. in astronomy, with an emphasis in planetary science, from

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in 199

He was a

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on the

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staff, and then serving in the

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(OSTP) from 1993 to 1995. He was a member of the

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Institute Board of Trustees from 2005 to 2007.

Awards and honors

* 2001

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* The asteroid 7923 Chyba was named in Chyba's honor.

Works

"Commencement Address", June 1, 2003"Contingency and the Cosmic Prospective"
''The new astronomy: opening the electromagnetic window and expanding our view of planet earth'', Editor D. Wayne Orchiston, Springer, 2005,
''Comets and the origin and evolution of life''
Editors Paul J. Thomas, Christopher F. Chyba, Springer, 2006, *''U.S. nuclear weapons policy: confronting today's threats'', Editors George Bunn, Christopher F. Chyba, William James Perry, Center for International Security and Cooperation, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford, Calif., 2006,

References

External links

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