Carol Renée James (also published as C. Renée James and C. Renée Beveridge) is an Australian astronomer. She was a professor of physics at Sam Houston State University for 27 years, from 1991-2026. Her research publications include spectroscopy of stars in the galactic halo of the Milky Way and in the Carina Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy, and work on astronomy education. She is also the author of several books popularizing astronomy.
Life James was born in Houston, Texas, on 1 October 1969, the daughter of Don R. James, Sr. and Carol Edwards James. She graduated with a BA in Physics from Rice University, and has a doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin. Her 2000 doctoral dissertation, Chemical and kinematic correlations in the galactic halo, was supervised by Christopher Sneden.
In 2021, James was recognized by the Texas State University System Board of Regents as a Regents' Teacher.
Books
Review of Seven Wonders of the Universe That You Probably Took for Granted: "Bookshelf" (2011), Science News, Reviews of Science Unshackled: Sid Perkins (2014), Science News, Michael Yankovich (2015), Mathematics and Computer Education, Jock McOrist (2016), Contemporary Physics, Reviews of Things That Go Bump in the Universe:
Rebecca Boyle (2023), "The weirdos of the star-spangled cosmos and what they reveal", New York Times Jeff Foust (2024), The Space Review, Katherine Skipper (2024), "A suspenseful story of life and death in the universe", PhysicsWorld
References
External links
Prof. C. Renee James' Astronomical Curiosities – Musings about the cosmos we inhabit (profcreneejames.com)