Executive Committee

The Executive Committee consists of the President of the Union, the President-Elect, six Vice-Presidents , the General Secretary, and the Assistant General Secretary elected by the General Assembly on the proposal of the Special Nominating Committee (SNC) . The Executive Committee is seconded by two Advisors, namely the past President and the past General Secretary.

The Officers of the Union are the President, the President-Elect, the General Secretary, and the Assistant General Secretary. They decide short-term policy issues within the general policies of the Union as decided by the General Assembly and interpreted by the Executive Committee.

Executive Committee Meetings Minutes

Guidelines for Hosting the IAU Executive Committee Meeting

Past Executive Committees

Officers

President:

Debra Meloy Elmegreen

Vassar College
Physics-Astronomy Dept
PO Box 607
Goldens Bridge NY 10526-0607
New York (NY)
United States

NCA adherence: United States

Last updated:
August 22, 2022

President Elect:

Willy Benz

Universität Bern
Physics Inst
Sidlerstrasse 5
3012 Bern
Switzerland

NCA adherence: Switzerland

Last updated:
March 23, 2022

General Secretary:

José Miguel Rodriguez Espinosa

Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucía
Pot Office 3004
18008 Granada
Spain

NCA adherence: Spain

Last updated:
September 8, 2021

Assistant General Secretary:

Diana Mary Worrall

University of Bristol
HH Wills Physics Laboratory
Tyndall Avenue
Bristol BS8 1TL
United Kingdom

NCA adherence: United Kingdom

Last updated:
September 8, 2021

Vice-Presidents

Vice-President:

Laura Ferrarese

National Research Council of Canada
Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Centre
5071 W Saanich Rd
Victoria BC V9E 2E7
British Columbia (BC)
Canada

NCA adherence: Canada

Last updated:
August 31, 2021

Vice-President:

Hyesung KANG

Pusan National University
Dept of Earth Sciences
Kuem Jeong Ku
Pusan 609-735
Korea, Rep of

NCA adherence: Korea, Rep of

Last updated:
August 20, 2022

Vice-President:

Daniela Lazzaro

Observatorio Nacional
Coordenação de Pesquisas em Astronomia e Astrofisica
R. Gal. Jose Cristino 77
São Cristóvão
Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20921-400
Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
Brazil

NCA adherence: Brazil

Last updated:
July 24, 2023

Vice-President:

Solomon Belay Tessema

Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute, Entoto Observatory and Research Center
Astronomy and Astrophysics Research and Development
P.O.Box 33679
Kotebe University department of Physics P.O.Box 31248
+ 251 Addis Ababa
Ethiopia

NCA adherence: Ethiopia

Last updated:
August 31, 2021