IAU Status

Active Member

Affiliation(s) within the IAU

• Member of Division E Sun and Heliosphere
• Member of Division G Stars and Stellar Physics

Past affiliation(s) within the IAU

• Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 12 Solar Radiation & Structure (1991-1994)
• Past Member of Commission 12 Solar Radiation & Structure (until 2015)
• Past Member of Commission 36 Theory of Stellar Atmospheres (until 2015)
• Past Member of Division II Sun & Heliosphere (until 2012)
• Past Member of Division IV Stars (until 2012)

Areas of interest

1 - General: 1.3 - History and philosophy of astronomy
2 - Physical data and processes: 2.4 - Acceleration of particles, 2.5 - Accretion, accretion disks, 2.18 - Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD), 2.25 - Plasmas, 2.28 - Radiative transfer
3 - Astronomical instrumentation, methods and techniques: 3.8 - Space instruments
4 - Astronomical data bases: 4.5 - Virtual observatory tools
6 - The Sun: 6.1 - Sun: abundances, 6.2 - Sun: activity, 6.3 - Sun: atmosphere, 6.5 - Sun: corona, 6.13 - Sun: granulation
7 - Planetary systems: 7.1 - Earth, 7.2 - Moon, 7.7 - Meteorites, meteors, meteoroids, 7.10 - Planets and satellites:, 7.11 - Protoplanetary disks
8 - Stars: 8.1 - Stars: abundances, 8.2 - Stars: atmospheres, 8.10 - Stars: formation, 8.22 - Stars: luminosity function, mass function, 8.34 - Stars: solar-type
9 - Interstellar medium (ISM), nebulae: 9.1 - ISM: abundances, 9.4 - ISM: clouds, 9.6 - ISM: dust, extinction, 9.8 - ISM: general, 9.14 - ISM: magnetic fields
10 - The Galaxy: 10.8 - Galaxy: general, 10.9 - Galaxy: globular clusters: general, 10.15 - Galaxy: open clusters and associations
11 - Galaxies: 11.19 - Galaxies: jets