Background
O'Dea, Christopher Peter was born on May 21, 1957 in New York City. Son of Peter Joseph and Marie Elisa (Quetel) O'D.
O'Dea, Christopher Peter was born on May 21, 1957 in New York City. Son of Peter Joseph and Marie Elisa (Quetel) O'D.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy in Astronomy, University Massachusetts, 1984.
Postdoctoral fellow, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1984-1987; postdoctoral fellow, Netherlands Foundation for Research in Astronomy, Dwingelow, Netherlands, 1987-1990; scientist, Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, since 1990. Member Westerbok Synthesis Radio Telescope time allocation committee, 1988-1990.
Member American Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union, Sigma Xi.
Married Stefi Alison Baum, August 17, 1985. Children: Connor, Kieran, Brennan, Annelies.