People

Biography

Dr. Christian joined Fairfield’s Physics Department from the University of Arizona Tucson, where he served as the Steward Observatory Prize Fellow in Theoretical and Computational Astrophysics. He earned both his MA and PhD in astronomy and astrophysics from Harvard University, and his BA in physics and astrophysics from the University of California, Berkeley. A member of the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration, Dr. Christian’s main research interests include black holes, gravitational waves, general relativity, classical mechanics, and classroom pedagogical methods.