Christine Simpson
Enrico Fermi Institute and the Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, University of Chicago
Research Focus
Research Interests
About Christine
I’m a computational astrophysicist interested in the formation and evolution of galaxies. I work on simulations in a variety of contexts from the ISM to cosmological simulations and am particularly interested in how stellar feedback shapes galaxy properties. I’m currently a McCormick Fellow at the Enrico Fermi Institute at the University of Chicago and before that I was a PostDoc at the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies. I got my PhD at Columbia University, a master’s at Wesleyan University, and did my undergrad at Wellesley College. I enjoy yoga and cycling by Lake Michigan.
Honors
McCormick Fellow, University of Chicago, Enrico Fermi Institute
Education
Postdoc
TAP Group, HITS, 09/2013 - 07/2018
EFI, University of Chicago
Ph.D.
Astronomy, Columbia University, 02/2014
Master's
Astronomy, Wesleyan University, 05/2007
Bachelor's
Mathematics, Wellesley College, 05/2005
