IAU Status

Active Member

Affiliation(s) within the IAU

• Member of Division A Fundamental Astronomy
• Member of Division B Facilities, Technologies and Data Science
• Member of Division F Planetary Systems and Astrobiology
• Member of Division H Interstellar Matter and Local Universe
• Member of Commission B2 Data and Documentation
• Member of Commission B4 Radio Astronomy
• Member of Commission F3 Astrobiology
• Member of Inter-Commission C1-F2-F3-H2 WG Education and Training in Astrobiology
• Member of Division A WG Time Metrology Standards
• Member of Division B WG Virtual Observatory

Past affiliation(s) within the IAU

• Past President of Commission F3 Astrobiology (2018-2021)
• Past President of Commission 5 Documentation & Astronomical Data (2009-2012)
• Past Vice-President of Commission F3 Astrobiology (2015-2018)
• Past Vice-President of Commission 5 Documentation & Astronomical Data (2006-2009)
• Past Chair of Commission 40 WG Astrophysically Important Spectral Lines (until 2015)
• Past Advisor of Commission F3 Astrobiology (2021-2024)
• Past Steering Committee Member of Division F Planetary Systems and Astrobiology (2018-2021)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission F3 Astrobiology (2021-2024)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission F3 Astrobiology (2018-2021)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission F3 Astrobiology (2015-2018)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 50 Protection of Existing & Potential Observatory Sites (2012-2015)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 51 Bio-Astronomy (2012-2015)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Division XII Union-Wide Activities (2009-2012)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 50 Protection of Existing & Potential Observatory Sites (2009-2012)
• Past Member of Commission 5 Documentation & Astronomical Data (until 2015)
• Past Member of Commission 34 Interstellar Matter (2012-2015)
• Past Member of Commission 40 Radio Astronomy (until 2015)
• Past Member of Commission 51 Bio-Astronomy (2012-2015)
• Past Member of Commission 5 WG Designations (until 2015)
• Past Member of Division A WG Redefinition of UTC (2013-2015)
• Past Member of Division X Radio Astronomy (until 2012)
• Past Member of Division XII Union-Wide Activities (until 2012)
• Past Member of Commission 50 Protection of Existing & Potential Observatory Sites (until 2012)

Areas of interest

2 - Physical data and processes: 2.2 - Astrobiology, 2.3 - Astrochemistry
3 - Astronomical instrumentation, methods and techniques: 3.11 - Telescopes: radio
9 - Interstellar medium (ISM), nebulae: 9.13 - ISM: lines and bands, 9.15 - ISM: molecules