Education Sessions and Activities at AAS 243
14 Dec 2023
Click here to see a list of education-related events and sessions at AAS 243 in New Orleans. Please join these events!
Grants and Prizes: AAS
Education Committee Announces Eight Winners of 2024 EPD Mini-Grants
31 Oct 2023
The AAS Education Committee is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023–2024 award cycle for our Education & Professional Development (EPD) Mini-Grant program. You can sign up for these workshops when you register...
Wen-fai Fong to Receive 2024 Berkeley Prize
23 Oct 2023
Wen-fai Fong of Northwestern University will receive the 2024 Lancelot M. Berkeley − New York Community Trust Prize for Meritorious Work in Astronomy for her work advancing our understanding of explosive astrophysical...
Jay M. Pasachoff Solar Eclipse Mini-Grants Program Invites Proposals
5 Oct 2023
Thanks to an NSF award, the AAS Solar Eclipse Task Force is offering small grants to fund programs, activities, and events that will engage the public with the 8 April 2024 solar eclipse across North America.
Deadline Approaching for CSMA Micro-Grants Program Applications
28 Sep 2023
The Committee on the Status of Minorities in Astronomy (CSMA) Micro-Grants Program is now accepting applications. Deadline: 13 October.
HAD's 2024 LeRoy Doggett Prize Is Awarded to Wayne Orchiston
13 Sep 2023
The latest recipient of the AAS Historical Astronomy Division's Doggett Prize has made many contributions to the field of the history of astronomy.
AAS Names Stephen Taylor as Fred Kavli Plenary Lecturer for 243rd Meeting
17 Oct 2023
At our January 2024 meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, the Kavli lecture will be given by Stephen Taylor, an astrophysicist at Vanderbilt University and Chair of the NANOGrav Collaboration.
Implementing Data-Driven Investigations from Rubin Observatory
11 Jul 2023
Guest authors Ardis Herrold and Ed Prather write about Rubin Observatory’s new suite of interactive online investigations, which use authentic data to engage novice learners and are now available for your classroom.
Congratulations to the AAS 242 Chambliss Student Award Winners
27 Jun 2023
The AAS is pleased to announce the winners of the Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Awards from the 242nd AAS meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in June 2023. Congratulations, all!
Announcement of Opportunity: AAS-EPD Mini-Grant Applications Due 27 July
27 Jun 2023
Apply now to the AAS Education & Professional Development (AAS-EPD) Mini-Grant Program! Funds will support education and professional development activities for AAS members. Proposals are due 27 July 2023.