About Lars Lindberg Christensen

Lars is a science communication specialist heading the Hubble European Space Agency Information Centre group in Munich, Germany where he is responsible for public outreach and education for the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope in Europe.

Lars obtained his Master’s Degree in physics and astronomy from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Before assuming his current position, he spent a decade working as a science communicator and technical specialist for Tycho Brahe Planetarium in Copenhagen.

Lars has more than 100 publications to his credit, most of them in popular science communication and its theory. His other productive interests lie in the areas of graphical communication, written communication, technical communication and scientific communication. He is the author of “The Hands-On Guide to Science Communication” (Springer) as well as the co-author of a colourful book on light phenomena in nature. He has produced material for a multitude of different media from star shows, laser shows and slide shows, to web, print, TV and radio. His methodology is focussed on devising and implementing innovative strategies for the production of efficient science communication and educational material. This work involves working with highly skilled graphics people and technicians, some results of which are visible at: http://www.spacetelescope.org.

Lars is a founding member and secretary of the International Astronomical Union Working Group on “Communicating Astronomy with the Public”, manager of the world-renowned “ESA/ESO/NASA Photoshop FITS Liberator” project, Outreach & Education Coordinator for the “Astrophysical Virtual Observatory” and is the Executive producer and director of the science documentary movie “Hubble – 15 Years of Discovery”.