Emeritus Professor Chris Tinney

Emeritus Professor Chris Tinney

Emeritus Professor
  • PhD in Astronomy, California Institute of Technology (1993)
  • BSc (Hons) in Physics, University of Sydney (1987)
Science
School of Physics

I head the Exoplanetary Science at UNSW research group within the Australian Centre for Astrobiology, in the School of Physics. My research interests are centered on “exoplanets” (planets that orbit other stars), as well as the very cool low-mass “star-like” bodies known as brown dwarfs (which share many properties with exoplanets). The study of both these classes of object tell us how stars and planets form and evolve, which is key to understanding how prevalent habitable environments are ...

E-mail
c.tinney@unsw.edu.au
Location
Old Main Building, Room 131.

  • 2013 NSW Science and Engineering Award for Excellence in Mathematics, Earth Science, Chemistry and Physics
  • 2013 Australian Research Council Discovery Outstanding Researcher
  • 2012 26th Harley Wood Lecturer of the Astronomical Society of Australia
  • 2007 Australian Research Council Australian Professorial Fellow