Boonrucksar Soonthornthum
National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT)
191, Siripanich Building
Huay Kaew Rd., A. Muang
Chiang Mai 50200
Thailand
Phone: +66 53 225569
Organization website: http://www.narit.or.th
NCA adherence: Thailand
Last updated:
November 20, 2023
IAU Status
Active Member
Affiliation(s) within the IAU
Past affiliation(s) within the IAU
- Past President of Commission C1 Astronomy Education and Development (2021-2024)
- Past Vice-President of Commission C1 Astronomy Education and Development (2018-2021)
- Past Chair of Commission C1 WG Astronomy Competitions for Secondary School Students (2019-2021)
- Past Steering Committee Member of Division C Education, Outreach and Heritage (2021-2024)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission C1 Astronomy Education and Development (2021-2024)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission C1 Astronomy Education and Development (2018-2021)
- Past Member of Commission 41 History of Astronomy (until 2015)
- Past Member of Division XII Union-Wide Activities (until 2012)
Other affiliation(s)
Areas of interest
1 - General: 1.3 - History and philosophy of astronomy, 1.6 - Astronomy Education, 1.8 - Communicating Astronomy with the Public, 1.9 - Astronomy outreach, 1.10 - Astronomy for Development
2 - Physical data and processes: 2.5 - Accretion, accretion disks, 2.6 - Astroparticle physics, 2.13 - Gravitation
3 - Astronomical instrumentation, methods and techniques: 3.3 - Instrumentation, 3.10 - Telescopes: optical, 3.11 - Telescopes: radio
4 - Astronomical data bases: 4.1 - Astronomical databases: miscellaneous, 4.4 - Surveys
5 - Astrometry and celestial mechanics: 5.2 - Celestial mechanics, 5.5 - Occultations, 5.9 - Time
6 - The Sun: 6.3 - Sun: atmosphere, 6.6 - Sun: coronal mass ejections (CMEs)
7 - Planetary systems: 7.9 - Near Earth Objects
8 - Stars: 8.2 - Stars: atmospheres, 8.4 - Stars: binaries, 8.11 - Stars: evolution, 8.12 - Stars: fundamental parameters, 8.24 - Stars: mass-loss
9 - Interstellar medium (ISM), nebulae: 9.8 - ISM: general
10 - The Galaxy: 10.5 - Galaxy: evolution
11 - Galaxies: 11.9 - Galaxies: evolution, 11.10 - Galaxies: formation
12 - Cosmology: 12.1 - Cosmology: cosmic background radiation