IAU Status

Active Member

Affiliation(s) within the IAU

• Secretary of Commission B2 WG Preservation and Digitization of Photographic Plates
• Member of Division B Facilities, Technologies and Data Science
• Member of Division C Education, Outreach and Heritage
• Member of Division G Stars and Stellar Physics
• Member of Commission B2 Data and Documentation
• Member of Inter-Division B-C Commission Protection of Existing and Potential Observatory Sites
• Member of Division G WG Ap & Related Stars
• Member of Executive Committee WG Astronomy for Equity and Inclusion
• Member of Commission B2 WG Preservation and Digitization of Photographic Plates

Past affiliation(s) within the IAU

• Past President of Division IV Stars (2009-2012)
• Past President of Commission 45 Stellar Classification (2003-2006)
• Past Vice-President of Division IV Stars (2006-2009)
• Past Vice-President of Commission 45 Stellar Classification (2000-2003)
• Past Chair of Resolutions Committee (2003-2006)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Division IV Stars (2009-2012)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Division IV Stars (2006-2009)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 45 Stellar Classification (2006-2009)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Division IV Stars (2003-2006)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 45 Stellar Classification (1997-2000)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 45 Stellar Classification (1991-1994)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 45 Stellar Classification (1988-1991)
• Past Member of Commission 5 Documentation & Astronomical Data (until 2015)
• Past Member of Commission 29 Stellar Spectra (until 2015)
• Past Member of Commission 46 Astronomy Education & Development (until 2015)
• Past Member of Commission 5 WG - TG on Preservation & Digitization of Photographic Plates (until 2015)
• Past Member of Division IV Stars (until 2012)
• Past Member of Division XII Union-Wide Activities (until 2012)
• Past Member of Commission 45 Stellar Classification (2003-2009)
• Past Member of Resolutions Committee (2000-2003)

Other affiliation(s)

• President of the National Committee for Astronomy in Vatican City State

Areas of interest

1 - General: 1.2 - Extraterrestrial intelligence, 1.6 - Astronomy Education, 1.8 - Communicating Astronomy with the Public, 1.11 - Standards
2 - Physical data and processes: 2.1 - Asteroseismology, 2.2 - Astrobiology, 2.28 - Radiative transfer
3 - Astronomical instrumentation, methods and techniques: 3.4 - Light pollution, 3.5 - Methods, 3.10 - Telescopes: optical
4 - Astronomical data bases: 4.1 - Astronomical databases: miscellaneous
6 - The Sun: 6.2 - Sun: activity
7 - Planetary systems: 7.14 - Exoplanets
8 - Stars: 8.1 - Stars: abundances, 8.2 - Stars: atmospheres, 8.3 - Stars: chromospheres, 8.13 - Stars: general, 8.34 - Stars: solar-type
9 - Interstellar medium (ISM), nebulae: 9.1 - ISM: abundances
10 - The Galaxy: 10.5 - Galaxy: evolution, 10.8 - Galaxy: general, 10.16 - Galaxy: solar neighborhood
11 - Galaxies: 11.2 - Galaxies: active, 11.12 - Galaxies: general