IAU Status
Active Member
Affiliation(s) within the IAU
Past affiliation(s) within the IAU
- Past President of Division III Planetary Systems Sciences (2009-2012)
- Past President of Commission 51 Bio-Astronomy (2003-2006)
- Past Vice-President of Division III Planetary Systems Sciences (2006-2009)
- Past Vice-President of Commission 51 Bio-Astronomy (2000-2003)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Division III Planetary Systems Sciences (2009-2012)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Division III Planetary Systems Sciences (2006-2009)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 51 Bio-Astronomy (2006-2009)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 53 Extrasolar Planets (WGESP) (2006-2009)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 15 Physical Study of Comets & Minor Planets (2000-2003)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 15 Physical Study of Comets & Minor Planets (1997-2000)
- Past Member of Commission 51 Bio-Astronomy
- Past Member of Inter-Division A-F WG Near Earth Objects (until 2021)
- Past Member of Commission 15 Physical Study of Comets & Minor Planets (until 2015)
- Past Member of Commission 41 History of Astronomy (2003-2015)
- Past Member of Commission 53 Extrasolar Planets (WGESP) (until 2015)
- Past Member of Division III Planetary Systems Sciences (until 2012)
Areas of interest
1 - General: 1.2 - Extraterrestrial intelligence
2 - Physical data and processes: 2.2 - Astrobiology
3 - Astronomical instrumentation, methods and techniques: 3.7 - Space vehicles, 3.8 - Space instruments, 3.10 - Telescopes: optical
6 - The Sun: 6.24 - Sun: solar-terrestrial relations
7 - Planetary systems: 7.3 - Comets, 7.4 - Oort Cloud, 7.6 - Kuiper belt, 7.7 - Meteorites, meteors, meteoroids, 7.14 - Exoplanets
8 - Stars: 8.10 - Stars: formation
9 - Interstellar medium (ISM), nebulae: 9.1 - ISM: abundances