About
Contact
Dr. Rick Fienberg
Press Officer and Education and Outreach Coordinator
202-328-2010 x116
Email
The Society assists its members to develop their skills in the fields of education and public outreach at all levels. The Society promotes broad interest in astronomy, which enhances science literacy and leads many to careers in science and engineering.
Upcoming Deadlines
The Russell Lecturer is normally to be chosen annually on the basis of a lifetime of eminence in astronomical research.
The AAS press officer is often asked, by members as well as journalists, how decisions are made about which papers to feature in news briefings at AAS meetings. The answer may surprise you!
The AAS has issued a statement acknowledging President Obama’s strong support of science as embodied in his proposed budget for fiscal year FY 2014 but encouraging him and the Congress to maintain a balance of small, medium, and large space missions in astronomy, planetary science, and solar physics.
The American Astronomical Society (AAS) today expressed deep concern about the U.S. government’s new restrictions on travel and conference attendance for federally funded scientists.
Fifteen members of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) traveled to Washington, DC to express the need for sustained and predictable federal funding of research and development (R&D) programs — including NASA, NSF, and the Department of Energy — which are critically important to American economic growth.
The American Astronomical Society (AAS) supports President Barack Obama’s new policy on “open access,” the idea that published results of taxpayer-funded research should be made freely available on the Internet rathe
At its 221st semiannual meeting two weeks ago in Long Beach, California, the American Astronomical Society (AAS) named the recipients of its 2013 prizes for achievements in research, instrument development, education, and writing.
** Contacts are listed below. **
Text & Image:
http://aas.org/press/pr_2012Nov01
AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY NAMES NEW DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC POLICY
Accredited journalists and public informaiton officers are eligible to receive press releases forwarded by the AAS.