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 C Education, Outreach and Heritage
• Member of Division F Planetary Systems and Astrobiology

Past affiliation(s) within the IAU

• Past Member of Finance Committee (2021-2024)
• Past Member of Finance Committee (2018-2021)
• Past Member of Commission 40 Radio Astronomy (until 2015)
• Past Member of Division X Radio Astronomy (until 2012)
• Past Member of Resolutions Committee (2009-2012)

Areas of interest

1 - General: 1.2 - Extraterrestrial intelligence, 1.3 - History and philosophy of astronomy, 1.10 - Astronomy for Development
2 - Physical data and processes: 2.9 - Black hole physics, 2.15 - Gravitational waves, 2.30 - Scattering
3 - Astronomical instrumentation, methods and techniques: 3.5 - Methods, 3.6 - Site testing, 3.11 - Telescopes: radio
4 - Astronomical data bases: 4.1 - Astronomical databases: miscellaneous, 4.5 - Virtual observatory tools
5 - Astrometry and celestial mechanics: 5.7 - Proper motions, 5.8 - Reference systems, 5.9 - Time
7 - Planetary systems: 7.8 - Minor planets, asteroids, 7.10 - Planets and satellites:
8 - Stars: 8.5 - Stars: black holes, 8.23 - Stars: magnetars, 8.32 - Stars: pulsars, 8.37 - Stars: supernovae
9 - Interstellar medium (ISM), nebulae: 9.8 - ISM: general, 9.9 - ISM: HII regions
10 - The Galaxy: 10.18 - Galaxy: structure
12 - Cosmology: 12.6 - Cosmology: dark matter, 12.7 - Cosmology: dark energy, 12.10 - Cosmology: early Universe, 12.13 - Cosmology: dark ages, reionization, first stars