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Congratulations to the AAS 240 Chambliss Student Award Winners
19 Oct 2022
The AAS is pleased to announce the winners of the Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Awards from the 240th AAS meeting in Pasadena, California, in June 2022.
Apply Now for IAU Membership in 2023
18 Oct 2022
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) encourages applications for new Individual and Junior members to be admitted in 2023. Apply by 15 December 2022.
SPD Graduate Student & Postdoc Virtual Fair
18 Oct 2022
The AAS Solar Physics Division (SPD) will host a free virtual graduate student and postdoc recruitment fair this November. Let us know if you are interested in participating.
Workforce Survey Summary Results Released
17 Oct 2022
The AAS Demographics Committee worked closely with AIP's Statistical Research Center to survey US members in 2021 and report on the state of the workforce. Read the executive summary and results.
Highlights from AAS Nova: 2-15 October 2022
17 Oct 2022
AAS Nova provides highlights of recent articles from AJ, ApJ, ApJ Letters, ApJ Supplements, PSJ, and RNAAS to inform you about discoveries you might otherwise overlook.
Two Solar Eclipses Are Coming to America
14 Oct 2022
North America will soon be treated to two major solar eclipses: an annular ("ring of fire") eclipse on 14 October 2023 and a total solar eclipse (like the one in August 2017) on 8 April 2024. The countdown has begun!
AAS Members Win National Academies Science Communication Awards
13 Oct 2022
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein and Arianna Long are among the inaugural recipients of science communication awards given by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in partnership with Schmidt Futures.
Update from the AAS Committee for the Status of Women in Astronomy
6 Oct 2022
Here we provide a detailed update on the Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy and its many initiatives.
AAS Names Jane Rigby as Fred Kavli Plenary Lecturer for 241st Meeting
6 Oct 2022
At our January 2023 meeting in Seattle, Washington, the Kavli lecture will be given by Jane Rigby, an astrophysicist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and Project Scientist for Operations for JWST.
October 2022 Issue of Physics Today Is Online & in the Mail
5 Oct 2022
Most AAS members receive the magazine Physics Today, published by the American Institute of Physics, as a membership benefit. The October issue is now en route to subscribers' mailboxes and can be accessed online.
This Month in Astronomical History: October 2022
5 Oct 2022
In this column from the AAS Historical Astronomy Division, Alan Agrawal writes about the discovery of helium.
Astronomy Jobs on the Rebound
5 Oct 2022
The AAS Committee on Employment has compiled data from the AAS Job Register detailing the number and types of positions available each year. Here are some of the findings.
Highlights from AAS Nova: 18 September - 1 October 2022
3 Oct 2022
AAS Nova provides highlights of recent articles from AJ, ApJ, ApJ Letters, ApJ Supplements, PSJ, and RNAAS to inform you about discoveries you might otherwise overlook.
ALMA Data Processing Workshops
27 Sep 2022
A series of workshops are organized from 5 October to 28 October on the processing and analysis of ALMA data. Early registration is encouraged.
Two AAS Members Named AGU Fellows
26 Sep 2022
Among those elected to the 2022 class of American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fellows are two AAS members: William Bottke (Southwest Research Institute) and Sarah Gibson (National Center for Atmospheric Research).