David Field (born June 17, 1947) is an astrophysicist and author, living in Århus, Denmark.
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Field studied Chemistry at Newcastle University, UK, followed by a PhD at the University of Cambridge, and was later awarded the degree of Doctor of Science by the University of Cambridge. Previously Reader in Physical Chemistry at the University of Bristol, he now researches astrophysics and experimental physics as a professor at the University of Aarhus. He has published over 175 papers in this subject.[1] He is on the editorial board of Astrobiology.
Aside from academic work, he is also known for his keen writing, being the author of a successful fiction series, that begins with Friends and Enemies and a second novel Beings in a Dream. The third and final volume in this trilogy The Fairest Star was published in November 2008.