IAU Status

Active Member

Affiliation(s) within the IAU

• Member of Division A Fundamental Astronomy
• Member of Division H Interstellar Matter and Local Universe
• Member of Division J Galaxies and Cosmology
• Member of Inter-Division A-F Commission Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy

Past affiliation(s) within the IAU

• Past General Secretary of Executive Committee (1973-1976)
• Past Assistant General Secretary of Executive Committee (1970-1973)
• Past Advisor of Executive Committee (1976-1979)
• Past President of Commission 33 Structure & Dynamics of the Galactic System (1967-1970)
• Past Vice-President of Commission 33 Structure & Dynamics of the Galactic System (1964-1967)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 33 Structure & Dynamics of the Galactic System (1970-1973)
• Past Member of Commission 7 Celestial Mechanics & Dynamical Astronomy (until 2015)
• Past Member of Commission 28 Galaxies (until 2015)
• Past Member of Commission 33 Structure & Dynamics of the Galactic System (until 2015)
• Past Member of Division I Fundamental Astronomy (until 2012)
• Past Member of Division VII Galactic System (until 2012)
• Past Member of Division VIII Galaxies & the Universe (until 2012)
• Past Member of Finance Committee (1976-1979)
• Past Member of Resolutions Committee (1976-1979)
• Past Member of Finance Committee (1973-1976)
• Past Member of Resolutions Committee (1973-1976)
• Past Member of Resolutions Committee (1970-1973)
• Past Member of Finance Committee (1964-1967)

Areas of interest

1 - General: 1.3 - History and philosophy of astronomy
2 - Physical data and processes: 2.10 - Chaos, 2.13 - Gravitation, 2.29 - Relativistic processes
5 - Astrometry and celestial mechanics: 5.2 - Celestial mechanics
8 - Stars: 8.19 - Stars: kinematics and dynamics
10 - The Galaxy: 10.5 - Galaxy: evolution, 10.13 - Galaxy: kinematics and dynamics
12 - Cosmology: 12.5 - Cosmology: theory