IAU Status

Active Member

Affiliation(s) within the IAU

• Chair of Commission C4 WG Windows to the Universe: Classical and Modern Observatories
• Organizing Committee Member of Commission C4 World Heritage and Astronomy
• Member of Division C Education, Outreach and Heritage
• Member of Commission C3 History of Astronomy
• Member of Commission C4 World Heritage and Astronomy
• Member of Commission C5 Cultural Astronomy
• Member of Commission C4 WG Astronomical Heritage in Danger
• Member of Commission C4 WG Windows to the Universe: Classical and Modern Observatories
• Member of Executive Committee WG Women in Astronomy

Past affiliation(s) within the IAU

• Past President of Commission C4 World Heritage and Astronomy (2018-2021)
• Past Vice-President of Commission C4 World Heritage and Astronomy (2015-2018)
• Past Chair of Commission C4 WG Windows to the Universe: Classical and Modern Observatories (2021-2024)
• Past Chair of Commission C4 WG Classical Observatories from the Renaissance to the 20th Century (2016-2018)
• Past Chair of Commission 41 WG Astronomy and World Heritage (2012-2015)
• Past Vice-Chair of Commission 41 WG Astronomy and World Heritage (2009-2012)
• Past Advisor of Commission C4 World Heritage and Astronomy (2021-2024)
• Past Steering Committee Member of Division C Education, Outreach and Heritage (2018-2021)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission C4 World Heritage and Astronomy (2021-2024)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission C4 World Heritage and Astronomy (2018-2021)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission C4 World Heritage and Astronomy (2015-2018)
• Past Member of Inter-Commission C1-C2-C3-C4 WG Astronomy in Culture (WGAC) (2020-2024)
• Past Member of Commission C3 WG Johannes Kepler (2016-2019)
• Past Member of Commission C4 WG Classical Observatories from the Renaissance to the 20th Century (2016-2018)
• Past Member of Commission 41 History of Astronomy (until 2015)
• Past Member of Commission 46 Astronomy Education & Development (until 2015)
• Past Member of Division XII Union-Wide Activities (until 2012)
• Past Member of Commission 41 WG Johannes Kepler (2009-2012)

Areas of interest

1 - General: 1.3 - History and philosophy of astronomy, 1.5 - Publications, bibliography, 1.6 - Astronomy Education, 1.8 - Communicating Astronomy with the Public, 1.9 - Astronomy outreach
3 - Astronomical instrumentation, methods and techniques: 3.10 - Telescopes: optical
8 - Stars: 8.4 - Stars: binaries, 8.38 - Stars: variables