Christopher D Fassnacht

Research Interests:

Observational cosmology and extragalactic astrophysics. Radio and optical astronomy.

Research Areas

• Cosmology

Career History

• Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 1999
• Jansky Postdoctoral Fellow, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, 1998-2000
• Space Telescope Science Institute Postdoctoral Fellow, Space Telescope Science Institute, 2000-2002
• Assistant Professor, University of California, Davis, 2002-2006
• Associate Professor, University of California, Davis, 2006-2011
• Professor, University of California, Davis, 2011-Present

Honors

• Space Telescope Science Institute Fellowship, STScI, 2000-2002
• Jansky Postdoctoral Fellowship, NRAO, 1998-2000
• Kingsley Foundation Fellowship, Caltech, 1997
• NSF Graduate Fellowship, 1993-1996
• Phi Beta Kappa, 1989