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 D High Energy Phenomena and Fundamental Physics
• 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 Division J Galaxies and Cosmology

Areas of interest

1 - General: 1.3 - History and philosophy of astronomy
2 - Physical data and processes: 2.2 - Astrobiology, 2.3 - Astrochemistry, 2.17 - Lines, 2.19 - Masers
3 - Astronomical instrumentation, methods and techniques: 3.1 - Atmospheric effects, 3.4 - Light pollution, 3.6 - Site testing, 3.7 - Space vehicles, 3.11 - Telescopes: radio
4 - Astronomical data bases: 4.1 - Astronomical databases: miscellaneous, 4.2 - Atlases, 4.3 - Catalogs, 4.4 - Surveys, 4.5 - Virtual observatory tools
6 - The Sun: 6.22 - Sun: radio radiation
7 - Planetary systems: 7.2 - Moon, 7.11 - Protoplanetary disks, 7.14 - Exoplanets
8 - Stars: 8.5 - Stars: black holes, 8.7 - Stars: circumstellar matter, 8.10 - Stars: formation, 8.31 - Stars: protostars, 8.32 - Stars: pulsars
9 - Interstellar medium (ISM), nebulae: 9.6 - ISM: dust, extinction, 9.9 - ISM: HII regions, 9.13 - ISM: lines and bands, 9.15 - ISM: molecules
10 - The Galaxy: 10.1 - Galaxy: abundances, 10.5 - Galaxy: evolution, 10.9 - Galaxy: globular clusters: general
11 - Galaxies: 11.1 - Galaxies: abundances, 11.2 - Galaxies: active, 11.6 - Galaxies: distances and redshifts, 11.9 - Galaxies: evolution, 11.34 - Galaxies: star formation
12 - Cosmology: 12.1 - Cosmology: cosmic background radiation, 12.4 - Cosmology: observations, 12.8 - Cosmology: diffuse radiation, 12.9 - Cosmology: distance scale, 12.13 - Cosmology: dark ages, reionization, first stars