Committees and Working Groups
The mission of the AAS is exemplified in the work of our committee and working group volunteers. The committees and working groups listed below mirror the order as they are defined in the Bylaws. You can use the anchor links below to navigate through each category listings.
- Committees of the Board
- Advisory Committees
- Working Groups
- Prize, Award, and Honor Committees
- Grant Committees
- Task Forces
- Presidential Advisory Committees
- AAS Representatives to Other Organizations or Committees
- Other Subunits
We encourage all AAS members to seriously consider getting involved in a committee that holds similar professional interest for you and your career growth.
Committees of the Board
Advisory Committees
- Beyond Academic Careers Advisory Committee (BACAC)
- Committee for the Protection of Astronomy and the Space Environment (COMPASSE)
- Committee for Sexual-Orientation and Gender Minorities in Astronomy (SGMA)
- Committee on Employment
- Committee on Meetings
- Committee on the Status of Minorities in Astronomy (CSMA)
- Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy (CSWA)
- Education Committee
- Finance Committee
- Membership Committee
- Nominating Committee
- Publications Committee
- Site Visit Oversight Committee (SVOC)
- Strategic Assembly
- Sustainability Committee
Working Groups
- Ethics Working Group
- Working Group on Accessibility and Disability (WGAD)
- Working Group on Astroinformatics and Astrostatistics (WGAA)
- Working Group on the Preservation of Astronomical Heritage (WGPAH)
- Working Group on Time Domain Astronomy (WGTDA)
Prize, Award, and Honor Committees
- AAS Fellows Selection Committee
- Annie J. Cannon Award Committee
- Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize Committee
- Chambliss Amateur Achievement Award Committee
- Chambliss Astronomical Writing Award Committee
- Dannie Heineman Prize Committee
- Doxsey Travel Prize Committee
- Education Prize Committee
- George Van Biesbroeck Prize Committee
- Joseph Weber Award Committee
- Lancelot M. Berkeley - New York Community Trust Prize Committee
- Russell Lectureship Committee
- Warner/Pierce Prize Committee
Grant Committees
Task Forces
— Active Task Forces
— Inactive Task Forces
Task Forces that have completed their work and have presented their final reports to the Board of Trustees. Read all past AAS Task Forces Final Reports.
Presidential Advisory Committees
- Appointments Committee
- Code of Ethics Committee
- Committee on Astronomy and Public Policy (CAPP)
- Demographics Committee
AAS Representatives to Other Organizations or Committees
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- American Institute of Physics Board of Directors
- USNC for the International Union of Radio Science (USNC-URSI)
- USNC/IAU Committee