History: The new task force was called to action by the President and was approved by the Board of Trustees. It is a continuation of the past task force that was put together by Past President Megan Donahue.
Term: The term is temporary, starting on February 2021, and will end once the task force finalizes its recommendation, which will be presented to the Board.
Charge: We are expanding the charter into a full recommendation document for the AAS in order to help members, especially early career members and students who are contemplating career paths outside of academia.
Report: The Beyond Astronomy Academe Task Force final report can be found here.
Committee Members
Input to the Task Force was also provided by these members of the Employment and Education Committees:
Tania Anderson, Space Telescope Science Institute
Sanlyn Buxner, University of Arizona (Co-Chair, Education Committee)
Meredith Danowski, Ball Aerospace
Chelen Johnson, SOFIA Science Center
Kelsey Johnson, University of Virginia
Karen Masters, Haverford (Co-Chair, Education Committee)
Amelia Malling, GLAS Education
Kate Meredith, GLAS Education
Lee Anne Willson, Iowa State University