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1{{Infobox astronaut
2| name = Christopher L. Williams
3| image = Christopher Williams white background.jpg
4| caption =
5| type = [[NASA]] Astronaut
6| birth_name =
7| birth_date =
8| birth_place = [[New York City]], USA
9| status = Active
10| alma_mater = {{unbulleted list|[[Stanford University]]|[[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|Harvard Medical School]]}}
11| occupation = {{hlist|Medical Physicist}}
12| awards =
13| selection = [[NASA Astronaut Group 23|NASA Group 23]]
14| space_time =
15| evas =
16| eva_time =
17| missions =
18| insignia =
19| retirement =
20| website =
21}}
22
23'''Christopher Williams''', a [[NASA]] astronaut candidate and medical physicist. Williams was selected to join the [[NASA Astronaut Group 23|2021 Astronaut Candidate Class]].
24
25==Background==
26
27Christopher L. Williams grew up in Potomac, Maryland. He graduated
28from Stanford University in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in physics
29and a doctorate in physics from MIT in 2012, where his research was in
30astrophysics. Williams is a board-certified medical physicist,
31completing his residency training at Harvard Medical School before
32joining the faculty as a clinical physicist and researcher. He most
33recently worked as a medical physicist in the Radiation Oncology
34Department at the Brigham and Women's Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer
35Institute in Boston. He was the lead physicist for the Institute’s
36MRI-guided adaptive radiation therapy program. His research focused on
37developing image guidance techniques for cancer treatments.<ref
38name="nasa_20211206_bio"/>
39
40On December 6, 2021, Williams was selected to join NASA's 23rd astronaut
41candidate class.<ref name="nyt_20211206_astronauts"/>
42
43==References==
44
45{{reflist|refs=
46
47<ref name="nasa_20211206_bio">{{cite web
48 |url = https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/christopher-l-williams/biography
49 |title = NASA Astronaut Candidate Christopher L. Williams
50 |first = Kelli
51 |last = Mars
52 |date = 6 Dec 2021
53 |work = [[NASA]]
54 |access-date = 7 Dec 2021
55 |url-status = live
56}}</ref>
57
58<ref name="nyt_20211206_astronauts">{{cite news
59 |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/06/science/nasa-astronaut-class.html
60 |title = NASA Introduces Class of 10 New Astronaut Candidates
61 |first = Joey
62 |last = Roulette
63 |date = 6 Dec 2021
64 |work = [[New York Times]]
65 |access-date = 7 Dec 2021
66 |archive-date = 7 Dec 2021
67 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211207021412/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/06/science/nasa-astronaut-class.html
68 |url-status = live
69}}</ref>
70
71}}
72
73{{NASA Astronaut Group 23}}
74
75[[Category:Astronauts]]
76[[Category:Stanford University alumni]]