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Dr. G. Fritz Benedict
AAS Secretary
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The Secretary's Office prepares the slate of nominees for the various committees and maintains records on the terms of service. For information on a specific committee contact the committee Chair.

Recent Posts

AAS Statement on the Impact of Federal Agency Travel Restrictions on Scientific Conferences

19 Apr 2013
Joel Parriott

AAS 2013 Election Results

19 Feb 2013
G. Benedict

President's Column

29 Jan 2013
David Helfand

Council Actions AAS 221

30 Jan 2013
G. Benedict

Passing of Gart Westerhout

17 Oct 2012
Kevin Marvel

Committees, Boards, Working Groups, Editors

Presidential Appointment Committees

Appointments Committee
Budget Committee
Committee on Astronomy and Public Policy
Demographics Committee
Membership Committee
Sustainability Committee

Standing Committees, Boards, And Working Groups

AAS Investment Advisory Committee
Astronomy Education Board
Audit Committee
Committee on Employment
Committee on Light Pollution, Radio Interference, and Space Debris
Committee on Meetings
Committee on the Status of Minorities (CSMA)
Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy (CSWA)
Nominating Committee
Obituary Committee
Publications Board
Working Group on Astroinformatics and Astrostatistics (WGAA)
Working Group on Astronomical Software (WGAS)
Working Group on LGBTIQ Equality (WGLE)
Working Group on the Preservation of Astronomical Heritage (WGPAH)

Grant, Prize, And Award Committees

Annie J. Cannon Award Committee
Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize Committee
Chambliss Amateur Achievement Award Committee
Chambliss Astronomical Writing Award Committee
Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Awards Committee
Dannie Heineman Prize Committee
Education Prize Committee
George Van Biesbroeck Prize Committee
Henri Chrétien Grant Committee
Joseph Weber Award Committee
Lancelot M. Berkeley - New York Community Trust Prize Committee
Russell Lectureship Committee
Small Research Grants Committee
Warner/Pierce Prize Committee

Journal Editors

Astronomical Journal
Astronomy Education Review
Astrophysical Journal and Supplement
Astrophysical Journal Letters
Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society
Icarus

AAS Representatives To Other Organizations Or Committees

American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Institute of Physics Governing Board
American Institute of Physics Liaison to Committee of Society Treasurers
USNC for the International Union of Radio Science (USNC-URSI)
USNC-IAU Committee

Monthly Job Register

Job announcements must be received by the 15th and paid for by the 25th of each month for publication in the subsequent issue of the Job Register.