The Steering Committee is comprised of representatives with a direct interest and stake in the development and success of the Unified Astronomy Thesaurus. The Committee members serve as representatives of the UAT, promoting it to global astronomy and astrophysics, library and publishing communities, developing test cases and increasing its overall use. The Committee members assess the use of the UAT to gain a broader understanding of its role and impact, and use this understanding to represent the interest of the users when assisting with the refining of the UAT. The Curator focuses on the development of a professional thesaurus, drawing upon outreach and input from the astronomy community. As the steward and owner of the UAT, the American Astronomical Society (AAS) ensures support for the work of the Curator and Committee and the long term development and success of the thesaurus. Committee members serve a one or two year term, with an option to renew. The UAT-SC meets monthly by conference call.
| Alberto Accomazzi (ex officio) | Principal Investigator, NASA Astrophysics Data System |
| Jennifer Bartlett | Astrophysics Project Scientist, NASA Astrophysics Data System |
| Daniel Chivvis | Digital Technologies Development Librarian, NASA Astrophysics Data System |
| Markus Demleitner | Centre for Astronomy at Heidelberg University | German Astrophysical Virtual Observatory |
| Katie Frey (ex officio) | Curator of the Unified Astronomy Thesaurus |
| Edwin Henneken | Content, Curation & Collaborations Lead, NASA Astrophysics Data System |
| Sharon E. Hunt | Librarian, NSF’s NOIRLab |
| Christopher Ingle | Content & Technical Manager, Institute of Physics Publishing |
| Michael Lesk | Prof. (ret’d), School of Communication and Information, Rutgers University |
| Adrian Lucy | STScI Fellow, Catalog Science Branch, Space Telescope Science Institute |
| Barry Madore | Professor, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago The Observatories, Carnegie Institution for Science |
| Jeff Mangum | National Radio Astronomy Observatory and PASP Editor-in-Chief |
| Demitri Muna (Chair) | Chief Science Data Office, NASA |
| Henrik Spoon | Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics Librarian, Cornell University |
| Gretchen Stahlman | Assistant Professor, School of Information, College of Communication & Information, Florida State University |
| Julie Steffen (ex officio) | Chief Publishing Officer, American Astronomical Society |
We thank former UAT Steering Committee members for their service:
Claudia E. Boeris, Instituto Argentino de RadioastronomÃa
Daina Bouquin, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
Dudee Chiang, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library
Raffaele D’Abrusco, Chandra X-ray Center
Sébastien Derriere, Observatoire de Strasbourg
Barbara Kern, Science Libraries at the University of Chicago
John Leibacher, National Solar Observatory
Graham McCann, IOP Publishing
Jenny Novacescu, Space Telescope Science Institute
Ricky Patterson, University of Virginia Library
Ethan Vishniac, American Astronomical Society
Sarah Weissman, Space Telescope Science Institute
Peter Williams, American Astronomical Society