14 January 2016

Highlights from AAS Nova: Recap of the 227th AAS Meeting

Susanna Kohler

Susanna Kohler American Astronomical Society (AAS)

AAS Nova provides brief highlights of recently published articles from the AAS journals, i.e., the Astronomical Journal (AJ) and the Astrophysical Journal (ApJ), ApJ Letters, and ApJ Supplements. The website's intent is to gain broader exposure for AAS authors and to provide astronomy researchers and enthusiasts with summaries of recent, interesting research across a wide range of astronomical fields.

The following are posts from AAS Nova and Astrobites summarizing many events from last week at the 227th AAS Meeting in Kissimmee, Florida. Follow the links to read more, or visit the AAS Nova webpage for more posts.

8 January 2016
AAS 227: Day 4
Highlights from today include a plenary by Ruth Murray-Clay, a session on exoplanets, a press conference, a session on science writing, a plenary on Keith Bechtol, and AAS Hack Day.

7 January 2016
AAS 227: Day 3
Highlights from today include a plenary by Giovanni Fazio, a session on climate change, and a press conference.

6 January 2016
AAS 227: Day 2
Highlights from today include a plenary by Feryal Ozel, a session on grad school and postdocs, a session on brown dwarfs and exoplanets, a public policy plenary, the AAS Journals author & referee workshop, a session on Inclusive Astronomy, a plenary by Marc Kamionkowski and David Spergel, and a plenary by Fiona Harrison.

5 January 2016
AAS 227: Day 1
Highlights from today include the opening address, a plenary by Alan Stern, the first press conference, a plenary by Smadar Naoz, a town hall on harassment, and a session on astronomical code.

4 January 2016
AAS 227: Welcome!
We’ll be bringing you reports from the 227th AAS meeting in Kissimmee, FL all week.