Saul J. Adelman
The Citadel
Physics Dept
171 Moultrie St
Charleston SC 29409-0270
South Carolina (SC)
United States
Phone: +1 843 953 6943
NCA adherence: United States
Last updated:
November 20, 2023
IAU Status
Active Member
Affiliation(s) within the IAU
Past affiliation(s) within the IAU
- Past President of Commission B6 Astronomical Photometry and Polarimetry (2015-2018)
- Past Vice-President of Commission 25 Astronomical Photometry and Polarimetry (2012-2015)
- Past Secretary of Commission B6 Astronomical Photometry and Polarimetry (2015-2018)
- Past Advisor of Commission B6 Astronomical Photometry and Polarimetry (2018-2021)
- Past Steering Committee Member of Division B Facilities, Technologies and Data Science (2015-2018)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission B6 Astronomical Photometry and Polarimetry (2015-2018)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 14 Atomic & Molecular Data (2003-2006)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 14 Atomic & Molecular Data (2000-2003)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 25 Astronomical Photometry and Polarimetry (2000-2003)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 25 Astronomical Photometry and Polarimetry (1997-2000)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 14 Atomic & Molecular Data (1994-1997)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 25 Astronomical Photometry and Polarimetry (1994-1997)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 14 Atomic & Molecular Data (1991-1994)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 25 Astronomical Photometry and Polarimetry (1991-1994)
- Past Member of Commission 25 Astronomical Photometry and Polarimetry
- Past Member of Commission 28 Galaxies
- Past Member of Commission 5 Documentation & Astronomical Data (until 2015)
- Past Member of Commission 14 Atomic & Molecular Data (until 2015)
- Past Member of Commission 29 Stellar Spectra (until 2015)
- Past Member of Commission 5 WG Astrostatistics and Astroinformatics (2012-2015)
- Past Member of Division IV Stars (until 2012)
- Past Member of Division IX Optical & Infrared Techniques (until 2012)
- Past Member of Division XII Union-Wide Activities (until 2012)
Areas of interest
1 - General: 1.1 - Editorials notices, 1.3 - History and philosophy of astronomy, 1.11 - Standards
2 - Physical data and processes: 2.7 - Atomic data, 2.8 - Atomic processes, 2.12 - Equation of state, 2.16 - Hydrodynamics, 2.23 - Nuclear reactions, nucleosynthesis, abundances
3 - Astronomical instrumentation, methods and techniques: 3.1 - Atmospheric effects, 3.3 - Instrumentation, 3.5 - Methods, 3.10 - Telescopes: optical, 3.13 - Interferometry
4 - Astronomical data bases: 4.1 - Astronomical databases: miscellaneous, 4.2 - Atlases, 4.3 - Catalogs
6 - The Sun: 6.1 - Sun: abundances
8 - Stars: 8.1 - Stars: abundances, 8.2 - Stars: atmospheres, 8.11 - Stars: evolution, 8.12 - Stars: fundamental parameters
9 - Interstellar medium (ISM), nebulae: 9.13 - ISM: lines and bands
10 - The Galaxy: 10.7 - Galaxy: fundamental parameters, 10.16 - Galaxy: solar neighborhood, 10.17 - Galaxy: stellar content
11 - Galaxies: 11.1 - Galaxies: abundances