Chris Impey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Chris Impey

astronomer

Date of Birth: 25-Jan-1956

Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Profession: astronomer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Christopher David Impey (born 25 January 1956) is a British astronomer, educator, and author.
He has been a faculty member at the University of Arizona since 1986.
Impey has done research on observational cosmology, in particular low surface brightness galaxies, the intergalactic medium, and surveys of active galaxies and quasars.
As an educator, he has pioneered the use of instructional technology for teaching science to undergraduate non-science majors.
He has written many technical articles and a series of popular science books: The Living Cosmos, How It Ends, How It Began, Dreams of Other Worlds, and Humble Before the Void.
He served as Vice-President of the American Astronomical Society, he is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor.
Impey also serves on the Advisory Council of METI (Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence).