IAU Status

Active Member

Affiliation(s) within the IAU

• Member of Division C Education, Outreach and Heritage
• Member of Division G Stars and Stellar Physics
• Member of Division H Interstellar Matter and Local Universe
• Member of Division J Galaxies and Cosmology

Past affiliation(s) within the IAU

• Past Steering Committee Member of Division J Galaxies and Cosmology (2021-2024)
• Past Steering Committee Member of Division J Galaxies and Cosmology (2018-2021)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 28 Galaxies (2000-2003)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 28 Galaxies (1994-1997)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 28 Galaxies (1991-1994)
• Past Member of Commission 28 Galaxies (until 2015)
• Past Member of Division VIII Galaxies & the Universe (until 2012)
• Past Member of Finance Committee (1997-2000)

Areas of interest

1 - General: 1.3 - History and philosophy of astronomy, 1.6 - Astronomy Education, 1.9 - Astronomy outreach
2 - Physical data and processes: 2.6 - Astroparticle physics, 2.9 - Black hole physics
3 - Astronomical instrumentation, methods and techniques: 3.4 - Light pollution, 3.6 - Site testing, 3.8 - Space instruments, 3.10 - Telescopes: optical, 3.12- Adaptive optics
4 - Astronomical data bases: 4.1 - Astronomical databases: miscellaneous, 4.2 - Atlases, 4.3 - Catalogs, 4.4 - Surveys, 4.5 - Virtual observatory tools
5 - Astrometry and celestial mechanics: 5.6 - Parallaxes, 5.7 - Proper motions, 5.8 - Reference systems, 5.9 - Time
6 - The Sun: 6.1 - Sun: abundances, 6.7 - Sun: evolution, 6.11 - Sun: fundamental parameters, 6.12 - Sun: general
8 - Stars: 8.1 - Stars: abundances, 8.4 - Stars: binaries, 8.9 - Stars: distances, 8.11 - Stars: evolution, 8.12 - Stars: fundamental parameters
9 - Interstellar medium (ISM), nebulae: 9.1 - ISM: abundances, 9.7 - ISM: evolution, 9.9 - ISM: HII regions, 9.16 - ISM: planetary nebulae, 9.17 - ISM: supernova remnants
10 - The Galaxy: 10.1 - Galaxy: abundances, 10.5 - Galaxy: evolution, 10.6 - Galaxy: formation, 10.8 - Galaxy: general, 10.9 - Galaxy: globular clusters: general
11 - Galaxies: 11.1 - Galaxies: abundances, 11.5 - Galaxies: clusters, 11.6 - Galaxies: distances and redshifts, 11.9 - Galaxies: evolution, 11.10 - Galaxies: formation
12 - Cosmology: 12.1 - Cosmology: cosmic background radiation, 12.2 - Cosmology: cosmological parameters, 12.4 - Cosmology: observations, 12.6 - Cosmology: dark matter, 12.7 - Cosmology: dark energy