IAU Status

Active Member

Affiliation(s) within the IAU

• Member of Division B Facilities, Technologies and Data Science
• Member of Division C Education, Outreach and Heritage
• Member of Division F Planetary Systems and Astrobiology
• Member of Commission B2 Data and Documentation
• Member of Commission C1 Astronomy Education and Development
• Member of Commission C2 Communicating Astronomy with the Public
• Member of Commission C4 World Heritage and Astronomy
• Member of Commission C1 WG Astronomy Education Research & Methods
• Member of Executive Committee WG Astronomy for Equity and Inclusion

Past affiliation(s) within the IAU

• Past President of Commission C2 Communicating Astronomy with the Public (2015-2018)
• Past Vice-President of Commission 55 Communicating Astronomy with the Public (2012-2015)
• Past Chair of Commission 55 WG Public Outreach Information Management (2012-2015)
• Past Chair of Commission 55 WG CAP Journal (2007-2012)
• Past Co-Chair of Commission C2 WG Science Communication Research in Astronomy (2015-2016)
• Past Advisor of Commission C2 Communicating Astronomy with the Public (2018-2021)
• Past Steering Committee Member of Division C Education, Outreach and Heritage (2015-2018)
• Past Steering Committee Member of Division C Education, Outreach and Heritage (2012-2015)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission C2 Communicating Astronomy with the Public (2015-2018)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 55 Communicating Astronomy with the Public (2009-2012)
• Past Member of Executive Committee WG International Year of Light: Cosmic Light
• Past Member of Commission C2 WG CAP Conferences (2020-2022)
• Past Member of Inter-Commission B7-C1 WG Achieving Sustainable Development within a Quality Lighting Framework (2017-2021)
• Past Member of Commission C1 WG Astronomy Education Resources (AstroEDU) (2019-2021)
• Past Member of Commission B2 WG Data Driven Astronomy Education and Public Outreach (DAEPO) (2017-2021)
• Past Member of Commission C2 WG CAP Journal (2015-2018)
• Past Member of Commission C2 WG Science Communication Research in Astronomy (2015-2018)
• Past Member of Commission 16 Physical Study of Planets & Satellites (until 2015)
• Past Member of Commission 46 Astronomy Education & Development (until 2015)
• Past Member of Commission 55 Communicating Astronomy with the Public (2009-2015)
• Past Member of Commission 55 WG CAP Conferences (until 2015)
• Past Member of Commission 55 WG CAP Journal (until 2015)
• Past Member of Commission 55 WG Outreach Professionalization & Accreditation (until 2015)
• Past Member of Division III Planetary Systems Sciences (until 2012)
• Past Member of Division XII Union-Wide Activities (until 2012)

Areas of interest

1 - General: 1.6 - Astronomy Education, 1.7 - Sociology of Astronomy, 1.8 - Communicating Astronomy with the Public, 1.9 - Astronomy outreach, 1.10 - Astronomy for Development
2 - Physical data and processes: 2.2 - Astrobiology
7 - Planetary systems: 7.10 - Planets and satellites: