Special Nominating Committee

From the IAU Bye-Laws

The Special Nominating Committee consists of the President and past President of the Union, a member proposed by the retiring Executive Committee, and four members selected by the representatives of the National Members from up to twelve candidates proposed by Presidents of Divisions, with due regard to an appropriate distribution over the major branches of astronomy.
1. Except for the President and immediate past President, present and former members of the Executive Committee shall not serve on the Special Nominating Committee. No two members of the Special Nominating Committee shall belong to the same nation or National Member.
2. The General Secretary and the Assistant General Secretary participate in the work of the Special Nominating Committee in an advisory capacity, and the President-Elect may participate as an observer.
The Special Nominating Committee is appointed by the General Assembly, to which it reports directly. It assumes its duties immediately after the end of the General Assembly and remains in office until the end of the ordinary General Assembly next following that of its appointment, and it may fill any vacancy occurring among its members.

Observer: President-Elect Willy Benz

Chair:

Willy Benz

Universität Bern
Physics Inst
Sidlerstrasse 5
3012 Bern
Switzerland

Phone: +41 79 9649216
Organization website: http://www.space.unibe.ch/

NCA adherence: Switzerland

Last updated:
November 20, 2023

Member:

Conny Aerts

KU Leuven
Institute of Astronomy, Department of Physics & Astronomy
Celestijnenlaan 200 D
3001 Leuven
Belgium

Phone: +32 16 32 70 28
Fax: +32 16 32 79 99
Personal website: https://fys.kuleuven.be/ster/staff/conny-aerts
Organization website: http://fys.kuleuven.be/ster

NCA adherence: Belgium

Last updated:
November 20, 2023

Member:

Sinan Alis — National Outreach Coordinator

Istanbul University, Science Faculty
Department of Astronomy and Space Sciences
Merkez Kampus, Beyazit
34116 Istanbul
Turkey

Phone: +90 212-440 00 00 Ext. 10535
Personal website: https://avesis.istanbul.edu.tr/salis
Organization website: https://astronomi-fen.istanbul.edu.tr/en/

NCA adherence: Turkey

Last updated:
October 18, 2024

Member:

Marica Branchesi

Gran Sasso Science Institute
Department of Astroparticle Physics
Viale Francesco Crispi, 7
67100 L'Aquila
Italy

Phone: +39 0722-303393
Organization website: http://www.gssi.infn.it

NCA adherence: Italy

Last updated:
November 20, 2023

Member:

Paola Caselli

Max-Planck-Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
Center for Astrochemical Studies
Giessenbachstrasse 1
D-85748 --Garching
Germany

Phone: +49 113343065
Personal website: http://www.ast.leeds.ac.uk/staff/caselli.html
Organization website: http://www.ast.leeds.ac.uk/

NCA adherence: Germany

Last updated:
November 20, 2023

Member:

Debra Meloy Elmegreen

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

Phone: +1 914 232 9510
Personal website: http://facultysites.vassar.edu/elmegree/Site/Welcome.html
Organization website: https://www.vassar.edu/faculty/emeriti/elmegreen
Short CV

NCA adherence: United States

Last updated:
September 11, 2024

Member:

Rene Alejandro Mendez Bussard

Universidad de Chile
Departamento de Astronomía, Observatorio Astronómico Nacional
Casilla 36-D
Correo Central
Santiago
Chile

Phone: +56 2 2 977 1117
Personal website: http://www.das.uchile.cl/~rmendez/
Organization website: http://www.das.uchile.cl/

NCA adherence: Chile

Last updated:
November 20, 2023

Advisor:

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

Phone: +1 250 363 3460
Personal website: http://astroherzberg.org/people/laura-ferrarese/

NCA adherence: Canada

Last updated:
April 18, 2024