Jayant Murthy
Indian Institute of Astrophysics
II Block Koramangala
Bangalore 560 034
Karnataka
India
Phone: +91 9844044228
Organization website: http://www.iiap.res.in
NCA adherence: India
Last updated:
November 20, 2023
IAU Status
Active Member
Affiliation(s) within the IAU
Past affiliation(s) within the IAU
- Past President of Commission 21 Galactic and Extragalactic Background Radiation (2012-2015)
- Past President of Commission 21 Galactic and Extragalactic Background Radiation (2009-2012)
- Past Vice-President of Commission 21 Galactic and Extragalactic Background Radiation (2009-2012)
- Past Vice-President of Commission 21 Galactic and Extragalactic Background Radiation (2006-2009)
- Past Steering Committee Member of Division J Galaxies and Cosmology (2012-2015)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 44 Space & High Energy Astrophysics (2012-2015)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Division IX Optical & Infrared Techniques (2009-2012)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Division XI Space & High Energy Astrophysics (2009-2012)
- Past Member of Commission 21 Galactic and Extragalactic Background Radiation
- Past Member of Commission 34 Interstellar Matter (until 2015)
- Past Member of Commission 44 Space & High Energy Astrophysics (until 2015)
- Past Member of Division III Planetary Systems Sciences (until 2012)
- Past Member of Division VI Interstellar Matter (until 2012)
- Past Member of Division IX Optical & Infrared Techniques (until 2012)
- Past Member of Division XI Space & High Energy Astrophysics (until 2012)
Areas of interest
1 - General: 1.9 - Astronomy outreach
2 - Physical data and processes: 2.21 - Molecular processes
4 - Astronomical data bases: 4.4 - Surveys
9 - Interstellar medium (ISM), nebulae: 9.6 - ISM: dust, extinction, 9.8 - ISM: general
10 - The Galaxy: 10.12 - Galaxy: local insterstellar matter
11 - Galaxies: 11.18 - Galaxies: ISM