Sylvio Ferraz-Mello
Universidade de São Paulo
Inst Astronomia, Geofisica e Ciências Atmosféricas
Rua do Matão 1226
Cidade Universitária
São Paulo, SP 05508-090
São Paulo (SP)
Brazil
Phone: +55 11 3091 2825
Personal website: http://www.astro.iag.usp.br/~sylvio/
Organization website: http://www.iag.usp.br/
NCA adherence: Brazil
Last updated:
November 20, 2023
IAU Status
Active Member
Affiliation(s) within the IAU
Past affiliation(s) within the IAU
- Past President of Commission 7 Celestial Mechanics & Dynamical Astronomy (1994-1997)
- Past Vice-President of Commission 7 Celestial Mechanics & Dynamical Astronomy (1991-1994)
- Past Steering Committee Member of Division F Planetary Systems and Astrobiology (2021-2024)
- Past Steering Committee Member of Division F Planetary Systems and Astrobiology (2018-2021)
- Past Steering Committee Member of Division A Fundamental Astronomy (2015-2018)
- Past Steering Committee Member of Division A Fundamental Astronomy (2012-2015)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 7 Celestial Mechanics & Dynamical Astronomy (1997-2000)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 7 Celestial Mechanics & Dynamical Astronomy (1988-1991)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 7 Celestial Mechanics & Dynamical Astronomy (1985-1988)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 46 Astronomy Education & Development (1985-1988)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 7 Celestial Mechanics & Dynamical Astronomy (1982-1985)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 46 Astronomy Education & Development (1982-1985)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 7 Celestial Mechanics & Dynamical Astronomy (1979-1982)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 20 Positions & Motions of Minor Planets, Comets & Satellites (1976-1979)
- Past Member of Commission 46 Astronomy Education & Development
- Past Member of Commission 7 Celestial Mechanics & Dynamical Astronomy (until 2015)
- Past Member of Commission 20 Positions & Motions of Minor Planets, Comets & Satellites (until 2015)
- Past Member of Commission 53 Extrasolar Planets (WGESP) (until 2015)
- Past Member of Division I Fundamental Astronomy (until 2012)
- Past Member of Division III Planetary Systems Sciences (until 2012)
- Past Member of Editorial Board (2007-2007)
Areas of interest
1 - General: 1.4 - Miscellaneous
2 - Physical data and processes: 2.10 - Chaos, 2.13 - Gravitation
4 - Astronomical data bases: 4.3 - Catalogs
5 - Astrometry and celestial mechanics: 5.2 - Celestial mechanics
7 - Planetary systems: 7.10 - Planets and satellites:, 7.14 - Exoplanets