IAU Status
Active Member
Affiliation(s) within the IAU
Past affiliation(s) within the IAU
- Past President of Division B Facilities, Technologies and Data Science (2018-2021)
- Past Vice-President of Division B Facilities, Technologies and Data Science (2015-2018)
- Past Chair of Inter-Division IX-X WG Encouraging the International Development of Antarctic Astronomy
- Past Secretary of Division B Facilities, Technologies and Data Science (2015-2018)
- Past Secretary of Division B Facilities, Technologies and Data Science (2012-2015)
- Past Steering Committee Member of Division B Facilities, Technologies and Data Science (2018-2021)
- Past Steering Committee Member of Division B Facilities, Technologies and Data Science (2015-2018)
- Past Steering Committee Member of Division B Facilities, Technologies and Data Science (2012-2015)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 34 Interstellar Matter (2012-2015)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Division VI Interstellar Matter (2009-2012)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Division IX Optical & Infrared Techniques (2009-2012)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 34 Interstellar Matter (2009-2012)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Division VI Interstellar Matter (2006-2009)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Division IX Optical & Infrared Techniques (2006-2009)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 34 Interstellar Matter (2006-2009)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Division IX Optical & Infrared Techniques (2003-2006)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Division VI Interstellar Matter (1997-2000)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 34 Interstellar Matter (1997-2000)
- Past Member of Commission 34 Interstellar Matter (2006-2015)
- Past Member of Division B WG Site Testing Instruments (until 2015)
- Past Member of Division VI Interstellar Matter (until 2012)
- Past Member of Division IX Optical & Infrared Techniques (until 2012)
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
2 - Physical data and processes: 2.3 - Astrochemistry, 2.6 - Astroparticle physics, 2.17 - Lines, 2.20 - Molecular data, 2.31 - Shock waves
3 - Astronomical instrumentation, methods and techniques: 3.3 - Instrumentation, 3.4 - Light pollution, 3.6 - Site testing, 3.10 - Telescopes: optical, 3.11 - Telescopes: radio
4 - Astronomical data bases: 4.4 - Surveys
9 - Interstellar medium (ISM), nebulae: 9.7 - ISM: evolution, 9.13 - ISM: lines and bands, 9.15 - ISM: molecules, 9.17 - ISM: supernova remnants
10 - The Galaxy: 10.3 - Galaxy: center, 10.5 - Galaxy: evolution, 10.12 - Galaxy: local insterstellar matter, 10.18 - Galaxy: structure