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March 2024 Issue of Physics Today Is Online & in the Mail
1 Mar 2024
Most AAS members receive the magazine Physics Today, published by the American Institute of Physics, as a membership benefit. The March 2024 issue is now en route to subscribers' mailboxes and can be accessed online.
LAD Awards 2024 Dissertation Prize to Vincent Esposito
29 Feb 2024
The AAS Laboratory Astrophysics Division (LAD) is honoring Vincent Esposito for his PhD thesis at the University of Pennsylvania, The Spectroscopy, Photochemistry, and Dynamics of Atmospheric and Astronomical Molecules.
Short Report on Employment: Where Do AAS Full Members Work?
27 Feb 2024
The AAS Demographics Committee will be working closely with AIP's Statistical Research Center to survey US members in 2024. Here, the Committee shares a brief overview of the 2021 Demographics Survey results.
Science for a Technological Society
26 Feb 2024
The AAS Policy Blog will have a series of posts written by guest authors who will assess our progress on the decadal priorities and identify new opportunities and challenges for the coming decade. This week, Daniel Baker...
Highlights from AAS Nova: 11–24 February 2024
26 Feb 2024
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.
EAS Special Session: Chasing the Intracluster Light
26 Feb 2024
The Special Session SS17: Light Beyond Galaxies: Chasing the Intra-Cluster Light, will be held during the European Astronomical Society (EAS) Annual Meeting in Padova on 4 July.
Final 2024 Membership Renewal Reminders Sent
23 Feb 2024
The grace period for membership ends soon. If you don't renew by Friday, 8 March, your AAS membership will be suspended and renewals after that date will incur a $10 late fee.
ALMA Cycle 11 Proposal Preparation Workshops
23 Feb 2024
A series of workshops are organized from 21 March to 3 April 2024 and are designed to assist you in proposal preparation and observation planning for ALMA Cycle 11. Registration is free.
CUNY Master's in Astrophysics: Virtual Open House
20 Feb 2024
The astrophysics master’s program at the City University of New York (CUNY) will hold a virtual open house on Friday, 15 March, to discuss the application process, the format of the program, financial support, and more.
AAS/SPD Popular Media Award Nomination Open
14 Feb 2024
The Solar Physics Division (SPD) solicits nominations for the Popular Media Award, which is awarded annually to authors of popular articles/new media about the Sun or its effects on the Earth's environment. Deadline: 6...
Realizing Decadal Priorities in Astronomy
14 Feb 2024
AAS President Kelsey Johnson shares her perspective on the importance of advancing decadal priorities in the astronomical sciences and urges the community to help the AAS in its advocacy efforts.
243rd AAS Meeting Photos Online
13 Feb 2024
Hundreds of snapshots from the January 2024 AAS meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, have been posted in our online gallery.
Videos Available from the 243rd AAS Meeting
13 Feb 2024
Slidecasts of the plenary talks and prize lectures presented at the 2024 winter AAS meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, are now available online for all.
SARA Seeks New Institutional Members
13 Feb 2024
The Southeastern Association for Research in Astronomy (SARA) Consortium is seeking to engage at least one new institutional member in 2024.
IAU General Assembly 2024: Deadlines and Event Highlights
13 Feb 2024
The 32nd International Astronomical Union (IAU) General Assembly will be held on 6–15 August 2024 in South Africa. Abstract submissions and grant applications are due 1 March.