Henri Chrétien Grant Committee
History: Established March, 1982 with the Chrétien Trust.
Members: Six members appointed by the Board of Trustees for staggered terms.
Term: Three years, January-December; an individual may be reappointed once.
Chair: Appointed annually by the Board of Trustees, the Chair is one of the two senior committee members, individuals in the last year of their term on the Committee.
Charge: Evaluates nominations and chooses annual recipients of Chrétien International Research Grants. The Chrétien award is made annually by the AAS in compliance with the requirements of the Henri Chrétien Trust to honor the memory of Professor Henri Chrétien. The awards are made on the basis of merit and promise, normally to young observational astronomers for projects involving international cooperation or travel.
Committee members
- Guy Worthey, Chair (Jan 2017 - Dec 2019)
Washington State University
Dept of Physics and Astronomy
Webster Hall 1245
Pullman, WA 99164-0001 United States
(509) 335-4994
Fax: (509) 335-7816 - Debra M. Elmegreen (Jan 2017 - Dec 2019)
- Anthony H. Gonzalez (Jan 2018 - Dec 2020)
- Inger Jorgensen (Jan 2018 - Dec 2020)
- Karen Leighly (Jan 2017 - Dec 2019)
- Kim-Vy Tran (Jan 2017 - Dec 2019)