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Meet the AAS 247 Keynote Speakers: Thomas Hockey
Today, we interview Prof Thomas Hockey, astronomer, historian, and winner of the 2026 LeRoy E. Doggett Prize for Historical Astronomy, about his upcoming plenary talk at #AAS247
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr Andrew Vanderburg
Today we interview Dr. Andrew Vanderburg, who is a professor at Harvard University and one of this year’s #AAS247 Plenary speakers!
Meet the AAS 247 Keynote Speakers: Prof Marcia Rieke
Today, we interview Prof Marcia Rieke, one of the founding mothers of infrared atronomy, the winner of 2025 Henry Norris Russell Lectureship and one of this year’s #AAS247 Plenary speakers!
Meet the AAS 247 Keynote Speakers: Prof Raja GuhaThakurta
Today, we interview Prof Raja GuhaThakurta, distinguished professor at UCSC, founder of SIP and CrEST and one of this year’s #AAS247 Plenary speakers!
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Adam Burgasser
Today we interview Dr. Adam Burgasser, professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of California San Diego (UCSD), and a plenary speaker at #AAS247
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Daniella DellaGiustina
Today we interview Dr. Daniella DellaGiustina, professor at the University of Arizona, Deputy Principal Investigator of the OSIRIS-REx sample return mission, and the Fred Kavli Plenary Lecturer at #AAS247
Beyond astro-ph
Astronomy beyond the research
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Astropy Collaboration
Today we interview Dr. Erik Tollerud, Dr. Kelle Cruz, and Clara Brasseur, who are accepting the 2025 Berkeley Prize on behalf of the Astropy Collaboration.
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr Stella Offner
Today we interview Dr. Stella Offner, who is a professor at the University of Texas at Austin and one of this year’s #AAS245 Plenary speakers!
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Giada Arney
Today we interview Dr. Giada Arney about her work on the astrobiology for her plenary lecture at #AAS245!
Navigating careers in astronomy
Career advice
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Prof. Nicholas Scoville
We interview Prof. Nicholas Scoville, plenary speaker at #AAS240, about his work measuring the interstellar gas content of galaxies (and his artistic inclinations, too!).
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. William Donahue
How does astronomy get passed down from generation to generation? Learn about Kepler and the history of astronomy from Dr. William Donahue’s #AAS240 LeRoy E. Doggett Award plenary talk!
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen
Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen, Associate Administrator at NASA Science and plenary speaker at AAS 240 reflects on the need for an entrepreneurial drive in Astronomy students.