Chris Done

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Chris Done
Born (1964-02-03) February 3, 1964 (age 62)
Alma materUniversity of St Andrews (BSc)
University of Cambridge (PhD)
SpouseJohn R. Parker
Scientific career
FieldsAstrophysics
InstitutionsDurham University
Thesis Nonthermal continuum processes in compact objects  (1989)
Doctoral advisorAndrew Fabian

Christine Done[1] (born 3 February 1964) is a British astrophysicist. She has been a Professor of Physics at Durham University since 2006.[1]

Done graduated from St. Andrews University in 1986 with a first-class degree in Astronomy, Astrophysics and Theoretical Physics. She completed her PhD at Cambridge University in 1989 as a Carnegie Scholar. Her doctoral advisor was Andrew Fabian.[1]

Career and research

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Done is a specialist in X-ray astronomy, particularly in relation to black holes.[2] In addition to her faculty position at Durham, she is also a non-stipendiary Visiting Professor at the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe in Kashiwa, Japan, having spent the academic year 2016/2017 on a sabbatical working with the Japanese Space Agency.[2]

She received the 2019 George Darwin Lectureship from the Royal Astronomical Society.[3]

Personal

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Done is a practicing Christian and a member of the steering group for Equipping Christian Leadership in an Age of Science (ECLAS).[4] She appeared on an April 2017 episode of Lent Talks, where she discussed her views on science and faith.[5]

Selected publications

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