Sterken, Christiaan (L.)

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STERKEN, Christiaan (L.)

STERKEN, Christiaan (L.). Belgian, b. 1946. Genres: Astronomy. Career: University of Ghent, Belgium, assistant, 1969-70, 1974-75; European Southern Observatory, Chile, staff astronomer, 1971-73; University of Brussels, Belgium, research fellow, 1975-76, 1978-82; University of Heidelberg, Germany, research fellow, 1977; Belgian Fund for Scientific Research, research director, 1983-. Member of Belgian Committee for Astronomy and International Astronomical Union. Publications: (with G. Evon) Pulsating B Stars, 1981; (with C. Jaschek) Coordination of Observational Projects in Astronomy, 1988; Quelques Nouvelles Contributions a l'etude Observation- nelle des Etoiles, 1988; (ed. with J. Percy and J. Mattei) Variable Star Research: An International Perspective, 1992; (with J. Manfroid) Astronomical Photometry, a Guide, 1992; (with M. Jerzykiewicz) Beta Cephei Stars from a Photometric Point of View, 1993; (with M. de Groot) The Impact of Long-Term Monitoring on Variable Star Research, 1994; (with C. Jaschec) Typical Light Curves of Variable Stars: A Pictorial Atlas, 1996; (with K. Staubermann) K.F. Zoellner and the Historical Dimension of Astronomical Photometry, 2000; (with M. de Groot) Pcygni 400 Years of Progress, 2001; First Corot-Mons-Most Ground-Based Workshop, 2001; (with D.W. Kurtz) Observational Aspects of B and A Stars, 2002; (with J. Hearnshaw) Homage to Miklos Konkoly Thege; Interplay of Periodic, Cyclic, and Stochastic Variability in Selected Areas of the H-R Diagram, 2003; Stars with Extended Atmospheres, 2003.

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