From: Steven Baltakatei Sandoval Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2021 04:51:23 +0000 (+0000) Subject: feat(en:Christopher_Williams):Add astronaut article X-Git-Tag: 2022-07-18~15 X-Git-Url: https://zdv2.bktei.com/gitweb/BK-2020-09.git/commitdiff_plain/c98a7a0c5fc85d2d734df419927aafd3c1dac3e0?ds=inline;hp=--cc feat(en:Christopher_Williams):Add astronaut article - Note: article stub found via https://twitter.com/wikidata/status/1467948760944844804 --- c98a7a0c5fc85d2d734df419927aafd3c1dac3e0 diff --git a/en.wikipedia.org/Christopher_Williams/article.txt b/en.wikipedia.org/Christopher_Williams/article.txt index 758b703..ecd6248 100644 --- a/en.wikipedia.org/Christopher_Williams/article.txt +++ b/en.wikipedia.org/Christopher_Williams/article.txt @@ -1,7 +1,75 @@ -{{BLP unsourced|date=December 2021}} -'''Christopher Williams''', 38, grew up in Potomac, Maryland. He graduated from Stanford University in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in physics and a doctorate in physics from MIT in 2012, where his research was in astrophysics. Williams is a board-certified medical physicist, completing his residency training at Harvard Medical School before joining the faculty as a clinical physicist and researcher. He most recently worked as a medical physicist in the Radiation Oncology Department at the Brigham and Women's Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. He was the lead physicist for the Institute’s MRI-guided adaptive radiation therapy program. His research focused on developing image guidance techniques for cancer treatments. +{{Infobox astronaut +| name = Christopher L. Williams +| image = Christopher Williams white background.jpg +| caption = +| type = [[NASA]] Astronaut +| birth_name = +| birth_date = +| birth_place = [[New York City]], USA +| status = Active +| alma_mater = {{unbulleted list|[[Stanford University]]|[[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|Harvard Medical School]]}} +| occupation = {{hlist|Medical Physicist}} +| awards = +| selection = [[NASA Astronaut Group 23|NASA Group 23]] +| space_time = +| evas = +| eva_time = +| missions = +| insignia = +| retirement = +| website = +}} + +'''Christopher Williams''', a [[NASA]] astronaut candidate and medical physicist. Williams was selected to join the [[NASA Astronaut Group 23|2021 Astronaut Candidate Class]]. + +==Background== + +Christopher L. Williams grew up in Potomac, Maryland. He graduated +from Stanford University in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in physics +and a doctorate in physics from MIT in 2012, where his research was in +astrophysics. Williams is a board-certified medical physicist, +completing his residency training at Harvard Medical School before +joining the faculty as a clinical physicist and researcher. He most +recently worked as a medical physicist in the Radiation Oncology +Department at the Brigham and Women's Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer +Institute in Boston. He was the lead physicist for the Institute’s +MRI-guided adaptive radiation therapy program. His research focused on +developing image guidance techniques for cancer treatments. + +On December 6, 2021, Williams was selected to join NASA's 23rd astronaut +candidate class. + +==References== + +{{reflist|refs= + +{{cite web + |url = https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/christopher-l-williams/biography + |title = NASA Astronaut Candidate Christopher L. Williams + |first = Kelli + |last = Mars + |date = 6 Dec 2021 + |work = [[NASA]] + |access-date = 7 Dec 2021 + |url-status = live +}} + +{{cite news + |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/06/science/nasa-astronaut-class.html + |title = NASA Introduces Class of 10 New Astronaut Candidates + |first = Joey + |last = Roulette + |date = 6 Dec 2021 + |work = [[New York Times]] + |access-date = 7 Dec 2021 + |archive-date = 7 Dec 2021 + |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211207021412/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/06/science/nasa-astronaut-class.html + |url-status = live +}} + +}} -In November 2021 he is selected as a NASA astronaut. {{NASA Astronaut Group 23}} [[Category:Astronauts]]