IAU Status

Active Member

Affiliation(s) within the IAU

• Advisor of Commission C3 History of Astronomy
• Organizing Committee Member of Commission C3 History of Astronomy
• Member of Division A Fundamental Astronomy
• Member of Division B Facilities, Technologies and Data Science
• Member of Division G Stars and Stellar Physics
• Member of Commission C3 History of Astronomy
• Member of Division C Education, Outreach and Heritage

Past affiliation(s) within the IAU

• Past President of Commission C3 History of Astronomy (2021-2024)
• Past President of Division IX Optical & Infrared Techniques (2003-2006)
• Past President of Commission 25 Astronomical Photometry and Polarimetry (2000-2003)
• Past President of Division IX Optical & Infrared Techniques (1997-2000)
• Past President of Commission 25 Astronomical Photometry and Polarimetry (1997-2000)
• Past Vice-President of Commission C3 History of Astronomy (2018-2021)
• Past Vice-President of Commission 25 Astronomical Photometry and Polarimetry (1994-1997)
• Past Advisor of Division IX Optical & Infrared Techniques (2006-2009)
• Past Advisor of Division IX Optical & Infrared Techniques (2000-2003)
• Past Steering Committee Member of Division C Education, Outreach and Heritage (2021-2024)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission C3 History of Astronomy (2021-2024)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission C3 History of Astronomy (2018-2021)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission C3 History of Astronomy (2015-2018)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 41 History of Astronomy (2009-2012)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Division IX Optical & Infrared Techniques (2006-2009)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 25 Astronomical Photometry and Polarimetry (2006-2009)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Division IX Optical & Infrared Techniques (2003-2006)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Division IX Optical & Infrared Techniques (2000-2003)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 42 Close Binary Stars (2000-2003)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Division IX Optical & Infrared Techniques (1997-2000)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 42 Close Binary Stars (1997-2000)
• Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 25 Astronomical Photometry and Polarimetry (1991-1994)
• Past Member of Commission 25 WG Infrared Astronomy
• Past Member of Commission A3 Fundamental Standards (2015-2024)
• Past Member of Commission B2 Data and Documentation (2022-2024)
• Past Member of Commission C4 World Heritage and Astronomy (2015-2024)
• Past Member of Inter-Commission C1-C2-C3-C4 WG Astronomy in Culture (WGAC) (2019-2024)
• Past Member of Commission B2 WG Preservation and Digitization of Photographic Plates (2022-2024)
• Past Member of Commission 5 Documentation & Astronomical Data (until 2015)
• Past Member of Commission 25 Astronomical Photometry and Polarimetry (2012-2015)
• Past Member of Commission 27 Variable Stars (until 2015)
• Past Member of Commission 41 History of Astronomy (until 2015)
• Past Member of Commission 42 Close Binary Stars (until 2015)
• Past Member of Commission 5 WG Astrostatistics and Astroinformatics (2012-2015)
• Past Member of Commission 25 WG Infrared Astronomy (2012-2015)
• Past Member of Division V Variable Stars (until 2012)
• Past Member of Division IX Optical & Infrared Techniques (until 2012)
• Past Member of Division XII Union-Wide Activities (until 2012)
• Past Member of Commission 25 Astronomical Photometry and Polarimetry (2006-2009)

Areas of interest

1 - General: 1.3 - History and philosophy of astronomy, 1.11 - Standards
2 - Physical data and processes: 2.1 - Asteroseismology
3 - Astronomical instrumentation, methods and techniques: 3.9 - Techniques
4 - Astronomical data bases: 4.2 - Atlases
8 - Stars: 8.15 - Stars: Hertzsprung-Russell and C-M diagrams