Candidate Statement: Paul Coleman

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Nominated Office: Nominating Committee

Affiliation: University of Hawai`i, Institute for Astronomy

Position/title: Astrophysicist

PhD institution: University of Pittsburgh (1985)

Areas of scientific interest:

  • Radio Astronomy
  • Fractals in Astrophysics
  • Large Scale Structure of the Universe
  • Active Galactic Nuclei
  • Astronomy Education and Outreach

AAS positions: 

  • Chair  -  “Hawaiian Astronomy and Navigation” 210th AAS Meeting
  • Chair  -  “Astronomy in Hawai`i, Past, Present, Future”  IAUGA 2015 Meeting

Other relevant positions and experience:

  • American Physical Society
  • The International Astronomical Union
  • Director - IfA Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
  • Project Scientist Faulkes Telescope North on Haleakala
  • Astrophysics and Hawaiian content Advisor -  'Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaii
  • Faculty Diversity Committee for the UH Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs
  • Member - The Native Science Academy and Hawaiian Language Lexicon Committee
  • Member - Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science
  • Advisor - Indigeneous Education Institute

Candidate Statement: As I see it, the nominating board has two main charges.  First, we must guarantee the future of the AAS by involving our younger members in leadership roles.  Secondly, we need to increase the diversity of our leadership in order to reflect the growing diversity of our Society.   As a native Hawaiian, I have spent a good deal of effort doing exactly these things at various levels at the University of Hawaii and would like to continue and expand these efforts at the national level represented by the AAS.