Donald W. Kurtz
University of Central Lancashire
Jeremiah Horrocks Institute
Preston PR1 2HE
Lancashire
United Kingdom
Organization website: http://www.star.uclan.ac.uk/index.htm
NCA adherence: United Kingdom
Last updated:
February 2, 2024
IAU Status
Active Member
Affiliation(s) within the IAU
Past affiliation(s) within the IAU
- Past President of Commission 27 Variable Stars (1997-2000)
- Past Vice-President of Commission 27 Variable Stars (1994-1997)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 25 Astronomical Photometry and Polarimetry (2012-2015)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 25 Astronomical Photometry and Polarimetry (2009-2012)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Division V Variable Stars (2006-2009)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Division V Variable Stars (2000-2003)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 27 Variable Stars (2000-2003)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Division V Variable Stars (1997-2000)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 25 Astronomical Photometry and Polarimetry (1997-2000)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 45 Stellar Classification (1997-2000)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 25 Astronomical Photometry and Polarimetry (1994-1997)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 45 Stellar Classification (1994-1997)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 27 Variable Stars (1991-1994)
- Past Member of Division B Facilities, Technologies and Data Science
- Past Member of Commission 25 Astronomical Photometry and Polarimetry (2009-2015)
- Past Member of Commission 27 Variable Stars (until 2015)
- Past Member of Commission 45 Stellar Classification (until 2015)
- Past Member of Inter-Division A-G WG Nominal Units for Stellar & Planetary Astronomy (2014-2015)
- Past Member of Division IV Stars (until 2012)
- Past Member of Division V Variable Stars (until 2012)
- Past Member of Division IX Optical & Infrared Techniques (until 2012)
- Past Member of Editorial Board (2004-2004)
Areas of interest
1 - General: 1.8 - Communicating Astronomy with the Public, 1.9 - Astronomy outreach, 1.10 - Astronomy for Development
2 - Physical data and processes: 2.1 - Asteroseismology
3 - Astronomical instrumentation, methods and techniques: 3.10 - Telescopes: optical
6 - The Sun: 6.14 - Sun: helioseismology
7 - Planetary systems: 7.10 - Planets and satellites:
8 - Stars: 8.1 - Stars: abundances, 8.2 - Stars: atmospheres, 8.4 - Stars: binaries, 8.13 - Stars: general, 8.17 - Stars: interiors