About Me

I am a fifth year PhD candidate and Gruber Science Fellow at the Yale Astronomy department working with Sarbani Basu. I received my M.S. and M.Phil from the Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in 2022 and graduated in 2020 from the University of Southern California with degrees in Astronomy, Environmental Studies, and Jazz Studies.

Currently, I am primarily interested in using asteroseismology to study interior mixing and angular momentum transport processes in evolved low mass stars. Understanding what is going on inside stars requires a combination of data analysis and stellar modeling techniques. See my Research section for more information. During my undergrad, I was an observer for the Mount Wilson node of the Birmingham Solar Oscillations Network and studied high angular degree solar oscillations with data from the Solar Dynamics Observatory.

I was raised on the island of Oahu in Hawai’i, which, due to my proximity to the University of Hawai’i’s Institute for Astronomy, spurred my interest in Astronomy from a young age. I’ve taken multiple trips to Mauna Kea, including a recent observing run with Keck see photos. Take a look at my Outreach and Media.

I am also passionate about student leadership and previously served as the chair of Yale University’s Graduate Student Assembly, a democratically elected body representing graduate students in all departments and programs within Yale’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Check out more about our advocacy on our website.

Feel free to contact me at christopher.lindsay@yale.edu