Christopher Adam Tout
University of Cambridge
Institute of Astronomy
The Observatories
Madingley Road
Cambridge CB3 0HA
United Kingdom
Phone: +44 1223 337502
Personal website: http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/~cat/
Organization website: http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/
NCA adherence: United Kingdom
Last updated:
November 20, 2023
IAU Status
Active Member
Affiliation(s) within the IAU
Past affiliation(s) within the IAU
- Past President of Commission G1 Binary and Multiple Star Systems (2021-2024)
- Past Vice-President of Commission G1 Binary and Multiple Star Systems (2018-2021)
- Past Secretary of Commission G1 Binary and Multiple Star Systems (2015-2018)
- Past Steering Committee Member of Division G Stars and Stellar Physics (2021-2024)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission G1 Binary and Multiple Star Systems (2021-2024)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission G1 Binary and Multiple Star Systems (2018-2021)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission G1 Binary and Multiple Star Systems (2015-2018)
- Past Member of Division VIII WG Supernovae
- Past Member of Division G WG Red Giants and Supergiants (2009-2018)
- Past Member of Commission 42 Close Binary Stars (until 2015)
- Past Member of Division V Variable Stars (until 2012)
Areas of interest
1 - General: 1.2 - Extraterrestrial intelligence, 1.3 - History and philosophy of astronomy
2 - Physical data and processes: 2.2 - Astrobiology, 2.5 - Accretion, accretion disks, 2.16 - Hydrodynamics, 2.18 - Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD), 2.23 - Nuclear reactions, nucleosynthesis, abundances
6 - The Sun: 6.18 - Sun: magnetic fields, 6.25 - Sun: solar wind
7 - Planetary systems: 7.14 - Exoplanets
8 - Stars: 8.4 - Stars: binaries, 8.10 - Stars: formation, 8.11 - Stars: evolution, 8.13 - Stars: general, 8.17 - Stars: interiors
10 - The Galaxy: 10.1 - Galaxy: abundances, 10.17 - Galaxy: stellar content