John R. Percy — National Astronomy Education Coordinator

University of Toronto
Dept of Astronomy & Astrophysics
50 St. George Street
Toronto M5S 3H4
Ontario (ON)
Canada

Phone: +1 416 978-2577
Personal website: http://www.astro.utoronto.ca/~percy/EPOindex.htm
Organization website: http://www.astro.utoronto.ca/

NCA adherence: Canada

Last updated:
November 20, 2023

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 G Stars and Stellar Physics
Member of Commission C1 Astronomy Education and Development
Member of Commission C2 Communicating Astronomy with the Public
Member of Commission G4 Pulsating Stars
Member of Division G WG Active B Stars

Past affiliation(s) within the IAU

Past President of Commission 46 Astronomy Education & Development (1994-1997)
Past President of Commission 27 Variable Stars (1991-1994)
Past Vice-President of Commission 46 Astronomy Education & Development (1991-1994)
Past Vice-President of Commission 27 Variable Stars (1988-1991)
Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 46 Astronomy Education & Development (2009-2012)
Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 46 Astronomy Education & Development (2006-2009)
Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 46 Astronomy Education & Development (2000-2003)
Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 46 Astronomy Education & Development (1997-2000)
Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 27 Variable Stars (1994-1997)
Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 46 Astronomy Education & Development (1988-1991)
Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 27 Variable Stars (1985-1988)
Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 46 Astronomy Education & Development (1985-1988)
Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 27 Variable Stars (1982-1985)
Past Member of Commission 27 Variable Stars (until 2015)
Past Member of Commission 46 Astronomy Education & Development (until 2015)
Past Member of Commission 50 Protection of Existing & Potential Observatory Sites (until 2015)
Past Member of Division V Variable Stars (until 2012)
Past Member of Division XII Union-Wide Activities (until 2012)
Past Member of Commission 46 PG Network for Astronomy Education NASE (until 2012)

Areas of interest

1 - General: 1.6 - Astronomy Education, 1.8 - Communicating Astronomy with the Public, 1.9 - Astronomy outreach
8 - Stars: 8.11 - Stars: evolution, 8.27 - Stars: oscillations (including pulsations), 8.38 - Stars: variables