European Astronomical Society
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The European Astronomical Society (EAS) is a learned society
, founded under the Swiss Civil Code in 1990, as an association to contribute and promote the advancement of astronomy in Europe, and to deal with astronomical matters at a European level. It is a society of individual professional astronomers, and all European astronomers can be members independently of their field of work or country of work or origin. The society offers a forum for discussion on all aspects of astronomical development in Europe, and is the organisation that represents the interests of astronomers in discussions of European-wide developments.
The President of the Society is Thierry Courvoisier (Switzerland). Members of the EAS Council are, Elias Brinks (UK) - Secretary, Anne Dutrey (France) - Treasurer, Jan Palous (Czech Republic) - Vice-President, Mary Kontizas (Greece) - Vice-President, Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard
(Denmark), Milan Dimitrijevic (Serbia), João Fernandes (Portugal), Andrey Finkelstein (Russia), Karel van der Hucht (Netherlands) and Vassilis Charmandaris (Greece).
Since 2008 the European Astronomical Society has awarded the annual Tycho Brahe Prize
, named in honour of the influential sixteenth century Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe
. The prize is given in recognition of the development or exploitation of European instruments, or major discoveries based largely on such instruments. The winners of the prize are:
Learned society
A learned society is an organization that exists to promote an academic discipline/profession, as well a group of disciplines. Membership may be open to all, may require possession of some qualification, or may be an honor conferred by election, as is the case with the oldest learned societies,...
, founded under the Swiss Civil Code in 1990, as an association to contribute and promote the advancement of astronomy in Europe, and to deal with astronomical matters at a European level. It is a society of individual professional astronomers, and all European astronomers can be members independently of their field of work or country of work or origin. The society offers a forum for discussion on all aspects of astronomical development in Europe, and is the organisation that represents the interests of astronomers in discussions of European-wide developments.
The President of the Society is Thierry Courvoisier (Switzerland). Members of the EAS Council are, Elias Brinks (UK) - Secretary, Anne Dutrey (France) - Treasurer, Jan Palous (Czech Republic) - Vice-President, Mary Kontizas (Greece) - Vice-President, Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard
Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard
Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard is a Danish astronomer at Aarhus University in Denmark. He specializes in asteroseismology and helioseismology to which he has made significant contributions including predicting the oscillation of Sun-like stars in 1983...
(Denmark), Milan Dimitrijevic (Serbia), João Fernandes (Portugal), Andrey Finkelstein (Russia), Karel van der Hucht (Netherlands) and Vassilis Charmandaris (Greece).
Since 2008 the European Astronomical Society has awarded the annual Tycho Brahe Prize
Tycho Brahe Prize
The Tycho Brahe Prize is awarded by the European Astronomical Society. Inaugurated in 2008, the prize is awarded annually in recognition of the pioneering development or exploitation of European astronomical instrumentation, or major discoveries based largely on such instruments.- Tycho Brahe Prize...
, named in honour of the influential sixteenth century Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe
Tycho Brahe
Tycho Brahe , born Tyge Ottesen Brahe, was a Danish nobleman known for his accurate and comprehensive astronomical and planetary observations...
. The prize is given in recognition of the development or exploitation of European instruments, or major discoveries based largely on such instruments. The winners of the prize are:
- 2008: Göran Scharmer (Sweden)
- 2009: Françoise CombesFrançoise CombesFrançoise Combes is a French astrophysicist and a professor at the Paris Observatory.From 1971 to 1975 she studied at the Ecole Normale Supérieure...
(France) - 2010: Raymond WilsonRaymond Wilson (physicist)Raymond N. Wilson is an English physicist and telescope optics designer. His first degree was in physics from the University of Birmingham, followed by studying engineering at Imperial College...
(UK)