Committee Members

Overview

COMPASSE members are appointed by approval of the AAS Board of Trustees and serve three-year terms. They represent a wide variety of Society members, including individuals employed in both academic and non-academic roles; early-career scientists; educators; students; nonprofit professionals; policy experts and more. Members bring a diversity of expertise and experience relating to the Committee’s subject areas to inform its work.

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Board of Trustees Liaisons

Alycia Weinberger

Carnegie Institution for Science, Earth and Planets Laboratory

Term: Jun 2025 – Jun 2028

Committee Co-Chairs

Michelle Wooten

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Term: Jun 2025 – Jun 2028

Committee Members

Lucie Afko

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Vice Chair for Community Engagement
Term: Jun 2025 – Jun 2028

Douglas Arion

Mountains of Stars / Carthage College

Advisory Council
Term: Jun 2025 – Jun 2028

John C. Barentine

Dark Sky Consulting, LLC

Secretary; Vice Chair for Public Policy
Term: Jun 2025 – Jun 2028

Aaron C. Boley

University of British Columbia

Term: Jun 2025 – Jun 2028

Sarah Marie Bruno

Villanova University

Vice Chair for Electromagnetic Interference
Term: Jun 2025 – Jun 2028

Roohi Dalal

American Astronomical Society

Term: Jun 2025 – Jun 2028

Chris DePree

National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Term: Jun 2025 – Jun 2028

Richard F. Green

University of Arizona Steward Observatory

Vice Chair for Public Policy
Term: Jun 2025 – Jun 2028

Jessica Heim

University of Southern Queensland

Vice Chair for Community Engagement
Term: Jun 2025 – Jun 2028

Phil Langill

University of Calgary and the Rothney Astrophysical Observatory

Term: Jan 2025 – Jan 2028

Harvey Liszt

National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Term: Jun 2025 – Jun 2028

James Lowenthal

Smith College

Chair for Light Pollution
Term: Jun 2025 – Jun 2028

Teznie Pugh

University of Texas McDonald Observatory

Past Co-Chair
Term: Jun 2025 – Jun 2028

Isu Ravi

Johns Hopkins University

Term: Jun 2025 – Jun 2028

Meredith L. Rawls

University of Washington / Vera C. Rubin Observatory

Term: Jun 2025 – Jun 2028

Joshua S. Reding

The Aerospace Corporation

Vice Chair for Electromagnetic Interference
Term: Jan 2024 – Jan 2027

Patrick Seitzer

University of Michigan at Ann Arbor

Chair for Space Debris
Term: Jun 2025 – Jun 2028

Aparna Venkatesan

University of San Francisco

Past Co-Chair
Term: Jun 2025 – Jun 2028

Lindsey Wiser

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Term: Jan 2025 – Jan 2028