Committees

Annie J. Cannon Award Committee

Contact

Alice K. B. Monet, AAS Secretary
Alice K. B. Monet
AAS Secretary

History: First established in June 1933 as Cannon Committee. Became Advisory Committee when the Prize's administration turned over to the AAUW in 1974. The Prize is now (2005) being administered by the AAS and is being restructured.

Members: Originally, three members with one new member nominated every two years by the Appointments Committee for approval by the Council (Board of Trustees as of August 2017) in January. With the amendment shortening the term to three years and awarding the prize annually, one new member is nominated and approved annually.

Committee Chair

John W. Leibacher (He/Him/His)

IAS, U. Paris-Saclay; LPL, U. Arizona; & NSO
Chair

Term: Jun 2022 – Jun 2025

Committee Member

David J. Wilner (He/Him/His)

Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian

Term: Jun 2022 – Jun 2025

Shuo Zhang

Michigan State University

Term: Jun 2022 – Jun 2025

Roberta M. Humphreys

University of Minnesota

Term: Jun 2022 – Jun 2025

Tommaso Treu

University of California, Los Angeles

Term: Jun 2022 – Jun 2025

Katharine Reeves (She/Her/Hers)

Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian

Term: Jun 2021 – Jun 2024

Mayra E. Lebron Santos

Universidad de Puerto Rico - Río Piedras

Term: Jun 2022 – Jun 2025