IAU Status

Active Member

Affiliation(s) within the IAU

• Member of Division B Facilities, Technologies and Data Science
• Member of Division C Education, Outreach and Heritage
• Member of Division E Sun and Heliosphere
• Member of Division F Planetary Systems and Astrobiology
• Member of Division G Stars and Stellar Physics
• Member of Division H Interstellar Matter and Local Universe
• Member of Commission B6 Astronomical Photometry and Polarimetry
• Member of Commission C3 History of Astronomy
• Member of Commission C5 Cultural Astronomy
• Member of Commission G1 Binary and Multiple Star Systems

Past affiliation(s) within the IAU

• Past President of Commission 25 Astronomical Photometry and Polarimetry (2009-2012)
• Past Vice-President of Commission 25 Astronomical Photometry and Polarimetry (2006-2009)
• Past Chair of Commission 25 WG Infrared Astronomy (2006-2012)
• Past Co-Chair of Commission 25 WG Infrared Astronomy (until 2012)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission B6 Astronomical Photometry and Polarimetry (2018-2021)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 41 History of Astronomy (2012-2015)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Division IX Optical & Infrared Techniques (2009-2012)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Division IX Optical & Infrared Techniques (2003-2006)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 25 Astronomical Photometry and Polarimetry (2000-2003)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 25 Astronomical Photometry and Polarimetry (1997-2000)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 25 Astronomical Photometry and Polarimetry (1994-1997)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 25 Astronomical Photometry and Polarimetry (1988-1991)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 25 Astronomical Photometry and Polarimetry (1985-1988)
• Past Member of Inter-Commission C1-C2-C3-C4 WG Astronomy in Culture (WGAC) (2016-2024)
• Past Member of Inter-Division G-H-J Commission Stellar Clusters (2015-2016)
• Past Member of Commission 25 Astronomical Photometry and Polarimetry (until 2015)
• Past Member of Commission 26 Double & Multiple Stars (2011-2015)
• Past Member of Commission 27 Variable Stars (until 2015)
• Past Member of Commission 37 Star Clusters & Associations (until 2015)
• Past Member of Commission 41 History of Astronomy (2012-2015)
• Past Member of Commission 42 Close Binary Stars (until 2015)
• Past Member of Commission 46 Astronomy Education & Development (2015-2015)
• Past Member of Commission 41 WG Archaeoastronomy and Astronomy in Culture (2015-2015)
• Past Member of Commission 25 WG Infrared Astronomy (2012-2015)
• Past Member of Inter-Division A-G WG Nominal Units for Stellar & Planetary Astronomy (2014-2015)
• Past Member of Division V Variable Stars (until 2012)
• Past Member of Division VII Galactic System (2009-2012)
• Past Member of Division IX Optical & Infrared Techniques (until 2012)

Areas of interest

1 - General: 1.11 - Standards
2 - Physical data and processes: 2.27 - Radiation
3 - Astronomical instrumentation, methods and techniques: 3.9 - Techniques
4 - Astronomical data bases: 4.1 - Astronomical databases: miscellaneous
5 - Astrometry and celestial mechanics: 5.3 - Eclipses
6 - The Sun: 6.11 - Sun: fundamental parameters
7 - Planetary systems: 7.14 - Exoplanets
8 - Stars: 8.4 - Stars: binaries
9 - Interstellar medium (ISM), nebulae: 9.6 - ISM: dust, extinction
10 - The Galaxy: 10.15 - Galaxy: open clusters and associations
11 - Galaxies: 11.32 - Galaxies: star clusters
12 - Cosmology: 12.9 - Cosmology: distance scale