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Guy Joseph Consolmagno
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Last updated:
November 20, 2023
IAU Status
Active Member
Affiliation(s) within the IAU
- Member of Division F Planetary Systems and Astrobiology
- Member of Commission F1 Meteors, Meteorites and Interplanetary Dust
- Member of Commission F2 Exoplanets and the Solar system
- Member of Commission F4 Asteroids, Comets & Transneptunian Objects
- Member of Inter-Division A-F WG Cartographic Coordinates & Rotational Elements
- Member of Executive Committee WG Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Past affiliation(s) within the IAU
- Past President of Commission 16 Physical Study of Planets & Satellites (2003-2006)
- Past Secretary of Division III Planetary Systems Sciences (2006-2009)
- Past Secretary of Division III Planetary Systems Sciences (2003-2006)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 22 Meteors, Meteorites & Interplanetary Dust (2012-2015)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Division III Planetary Systems Sciences (2009-2012)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 22 Meteors, Meteorites & Interplanetary Dust (2009-2012)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Division III Planetary Systems Sciences (2006-2009)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 16 Physical Study of Planets & Satellites (2006-2009)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 22 Meteors, Meteorites & Interplanetary Dust (2006-2009)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Division III Planetary Systems Sciences (2003-2006)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 16 Physical Study of Planets & Satellites (2000-2003)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 16 Physical Study of Planets & Satellites (1997-2000)
- Past Organizing Committee Member of Commission 16 Physical Study of Planets & Satellites (1994-1997)
- Past Member of Commission 15 Physical Study of Comets & Minor Planets (until 2015)
- Past Member of Commission 22 Meteors, Meteorites & Interplanetary Dust (2006-2015)
- Past Member of Division III Planetary Systems Sciences (until 2012)
- Past Member of Commission 16 Physical Study of Planets & Satellites (1994-2009)
Areas of interest
1 - General: 1.8 - Communicating Astronomy with the Public
7 - Planetary systems: 7.6 - Kuiper belt, 7.7 - Meteorites, meteors, meteoroids, 7.8 - Minor planets, asteroids
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