Christopher L. Martin
The Kavli Foundation
5715 Mesmer Ave
Los Angeles 90230
California (CA)
United States
NCA adherence: United States
Last updated:
November 21, 2018
IAU Status
Active Member
Affiliation(s) within the IAU
Past affiliation(s) within the IAU
- Past Member of Commission 33 Structure & Dynamics of the Galactic System (until 2015)
- Past Member of Commission 34 Interstellar Matter (until 2015)
- Past Member of Commission 40 Radio Astronomy (until 2015)
- Past Member of Division VI Interstellar Matter (until 2012)
- Past Member of Division VII Galactic System (until 2012)
- Past Member of Division X Radio Astronomy (until 2012)
Areas of interest
1 - General: 1.8 - Communicating Astronomy with the Public
2 - Physical data and processes: 2.2 - Astrobiology, 2.3 - Astrochemistry
3 - Astronomical instrumentation, methods and techniques: 3.2 - Balloons, 3.3 - Instrumentation, 3.8 - Space instruments, 3.10 - Telescopes: optical, 3.11 - Telescopes: radio
4 - Astronomical data bases: 4.4 - Surveys
7 - Planetary systems: 7.14 - Exoplanets
9 - Interstellar medium (ISM), nebulae: 9.4 - ISM: clouds, 9.8 - ISM: general, 9.9 - ISM: HII regions, 9.13 - ISM: lines and bands, 9.15 - ISM: molecules
10 - The Galaxy: 10.3 - Galaxy: center, 10.13 - Galaxy: kinematics and dynamics
11 - Galaxies: 11.23 - Galaxies: Magellanic Clouds
12 - Cosmology: 12.1 - Cosmology: cosmic background radiation, 12.4 - Cosmology: observations, 12.6 - Cosmology: dark matter, 12.7 - Cosmology: dark energy