Pieter C. van der Kruit
University of Groningen
Kapteyn Astronomical Inst
PO Box 800
Landleven 12
9700 AV Groningen
Netherlands
NCA adherence: Netherlands
Last updated:
July 19, 2018
IAU Status
Active Member
Affiliation(s) within the IAU
Past affiliation(s) within the IAU
- Past President of Commission 28 Galaxies (1985-1988)
- Past Vice-President of Commission 28 Galaxies (1982-1985)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission C3 History of Astronomy (2018-2021)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 28 Galaxies (1988-1991)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 28 Galaxies (1979-1982)
- Past Member of Commission 28 Galaxies (until 2015)
- Past Member of Commission 33 Structure & Dynamics of the Galactic System (until 2015)
- Past Member of Commission 40 Radio Astronomy (until 2015)
- Past Member of Division VII Galactic System (until 2012)
- Past Member of Division VIII Galaxies & the Universe (until 2012)
- Past Member of Division X Radio Astronomy (until 2012)
Areas of interest
1 - General: 1.3 - History and philosophy of astronomy, 1.4 - Miscellaneous
4 - Astronomical data bases: 4.4 - Surveys
9 - Interstellar medium (ISM), nebulae: 9.8 - ISM: general
10 - The Galaxy: 10.6 - Galaxy: formation, 10.13 - Galaxy: kinematics and dynamics, 10.17 - Galaxy: stellar content
11 - Galaxies: 11.9 - Galaxies: evolution, 11.10 - Galaxies: formation, 11.20 - Galaxies: kinematics and dynamics, 11.27 - Galaxies: photometry, 11.30 - Galaxies: spiral