IAU Status

Active Member

Affiliation(s) within the IAU

• Organizing Committee Member of Commission C2 Communicating Astronomy with the Public
• Member of Division B Facilities, Technologies and Data Science
• Member of Division C Education, Outreach and Heritage
• Member of Commission B2 Data and Documentation
• Member of Inter-Division B-C Commission Protection of Existing and Potential Observatory Sites
• Member of Commission C1 Astronomy Education and Development
• Member of Commission C2 Communicating Astronomy with the Public
• Member of Commission C1 WG Astronomy Education Research & Methods
• Member of Commission C2 WG CAP Conferences
• Member of Division C WG Star Names

Past affiliation(s) within the IAU

• Past Chair of Commission C2 WG CAP Journal (2018-2018)
• Past Co-Chair of Commission C2 WG CAP Conferences (2015-2018)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission C2 Communicating Astronomy with the Public (2021-2024)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 55 Communicating Astronomy with the Public (2012-2015)
• Past Member of Commission 55 Communicating Astronomy with the Public
• Past Member of Executive Committee WG International Year of Light: Cosmic Light
• Past Member of Executive Committee WG Public Naming of Planets and Planetary Satellites
• Past Member of Inter-Commission B7-C1 WG Achieving Sustainable Development within a Quality Lighting Framework (2017-2021)
• Past Member of Commission B2 WG Data Driven Astronomy Education and Public Outreach (DAEPO) (2017-2021)
• Past Member of Commission C2 WG CAP Journal (2016-2018)
• Past Associate of Executive Committee WG International Year of Light: Cosmic Light
• Past Associate of Executive Committee WG Public Naming of Planets and Planetary Satellites

Areas of interest

1 - General: 1.3 - History and philosophy of astronomy, 1.6 - Astronomy Education, 1.7 - Sociology of Astronomy, 1.9 - Astronomy outreach, 1.10 - Astronomy for Development
2 - Physical data and processes: 2.2 - Astrobiology
3 - Astronomical instrumentation, methods and techniques: 3.4 - Light pollution
4 - Astronomical data bases: 4.1 - Astronomical databases: miscellaneous
5 - Astrometry and celestial mechanics: 5.3 - Eclipses
7 - Planetary systems: 7.7 - Meteorites, meteors, meteoroids, 7.8 - Minor planets, asteroids, 7.9 - Near Earth Objects , 7.10 - Planets and satellites:, 7.14 - Exoplanets
8 - Stars: 8.13 - Stars: general