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 D High Energy Phenomena and Fundamental Physics
• Member of Division F Planetary Systems and Astrobiology
• Member of Division H Interstellar Matter and Local Universe
• Member of Division J Galaxies and Cosmology

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, 2.18 - Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD), 2.26 - Polarization, 2.28 - Radiative transfer
3 - Astronomical instrumentation, methods and techniques: 3.3 - Instrumentation, 3.6 - Site testing, 3.11 - Telescopes: radio, 3.13 - Interferometry
4 - Astronomical data bases: 4.5 - Virtual observatory tools
5 - Astrometry and celestial mechanics: 5.7 - Proper motions
6 - The Sun: 6.11 - Sun: fundamental parameters, 6.18 - Sun: magnetic fields
7 - Planetary systems: 7.1 - Earth, 7.11 - Protoplanetary disks, 7.12 - Planet-disk interactions, 7.14 - Exoplanets
8 - Stars: 8.10 - Stars: formation, 8.11 - Stars: evolution, 8.19 - Stars: kinematics and dynamics
9 - Interstellar medium (ISM), nebulae: 9.4 - ISM: clouds, 9.5 - ISM: cosmic rays, 9.6 - ISM: dust, extinction, 9.14 - ISM: magnetic fields, 9.15 - ISM: molecules
10 - The Galaxy: 10.13 - Galaxy: kinematics and dynamics, 10.18 - Galaxy: structure
11 - Galaxies: 11.24 - Galaxies: magnetic fields
12 - Cosmology: 12.1 - Cosmology: cosmic background radiation, 12.4 - Cosmology: observations, 12.10 - Cosmology: early Universe, 12.13 - Cosmology: dark ages, reionization, first stars