chris impey

associate dean

About

Academic Head of the Astronomy Department, running the largest undergraduate and 2nd largest graduate astronomy program in the U.S. Specialties: Teaching, academic administration, writing, outreach

Country

united states

City

tucson

Industry

education management

Skill

research, teaching, astronomy, science, higher education, public speaking, university teaching, physics, data analysis, writing, science education, community outreach, grant writing, curriculum development, distance learning, lecturing, books, theory, spectroscopy, curriculum design, e learning, astrophysics, program evaluation, astrobiology

Experience

weingart research fellow

caltech

1983-3 - 1986-8 · 3 yrs 6 mos

Research on quasars and low surface brightness galaxies.

uk research council fellow

university of hawaii

1981-3 - 1983-3 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Research on active galaxies.

chief executive officer

studentonthego

2007-1 - Present · 19 yrs 9 mos

Designed web tools for distance learning, and technologies for clustering and dynamic graphical display of educational content.

university dinstinguished professor

steward observatory u of arizona

1986-1 - Present · 40 yrs 9 mos

Run academic program for the Department of Astronomy, research, teaching, and outreach.

associate dean

the university of arizona

2016-4 - Present · 10 yrs 6 mos

Associate Dean of the College of Science, with over 400 faculty and over $400 million per year in sponsored research. The College of Science has the most majors and teaches more than any other college in the university. Current role in charge of digital learning, outreach, science writing initiatives, and assisting with development and fund-raising.

university distinguished professor

the university of arizona

1986-8 - Present · 40 yrs 2 mos

I am the academic head of the Astronomy Department of the University of Arizona, with 30 faculty, 50 graduate students, and 100 majors, 7th ranked in the country. I do research on observational cosmology, in particular supermassive black holes, large scale structure, and dark energy. I am committed to innovation in teaching, in particular the implementation of learner-centered methods, and I have an strong interest in writing popular science articles and books.