Christine Jones Forman

Christine Jones Forman is a senior astrophysicist at the Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian.

Education and career In high school Forman attended the Ross Mathematics Program, Arnold Ross' summer mathematics program for gifted high school students. She finished high school in West Carrollton, Ohio, before moving to Cambridge, Massachusetts, where she earned three astrophysics degrees from Harvard University: an AB in 1971, AM in 1972, and PhD in 1974. During her time as a student, Forman was both a post-doctoral fellow at the Center for Astrophysics and a Harvard Junior Fellow. They received a $500 reward and a certificate "for pioneering work in the study of X-ray emission from early type galaxies."

In 2013, Forman became the 14th recipient of the Secretary's Distinguished Research Lecture Award of the Smithsonian Institution.

Personal life Forman is married to astrophysicist Bill Forman. Together they have three children: Julia, Daniel, and Miranda.