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 for the NASA Astrophysics Data System |
| Claudia E. Boeris | Librarian and Head of the Extension and Communication Department, Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomía (CONICET-CIC-UNLP) Teacher, Universidad Nacional de La Plata Editorial Secretary, Boletín de la Asociación Argentina de Astronomía |
| Dudee Chiang | Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library |
| Markus Demleitner | Centre for Astronomy at Heidelberg University | German Astrophysical Virtual Observatory |
| Katie Frey (ex officio) | Curator of the Unified Astronomy Thesaurus Assistant Head Librarian, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian |
| Sharon E. Hunt | Librarian, NSF’s NOIRLab |
| 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 |
| Ricky Patterson | Director of Research Data Services, University of Virginia Library |
| Henrik Spoon | Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics Librarian, Cornell University |
| Gretchen Stahlman | Assistant Professor, Department of Library & Information Science at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey |
| Julie Steffen (ex officio) | Chief Publishing Officer for the American Astronomical Society |
We thank former UAT Steering Committee members for their service:
Daina Bouquin, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (founding – 2023)
Raffaele D’Abrusco, Chandra X-ray Center (2021 – 2023)
Sébastien Derriere, Observatoire de Strasbourg (2021 – 2022)
Barbara Kern, Science Libraries at the University of Chicago (founding – 2022)
John Leibacher, National Solar Observatory (2022 – 2023)
Graham McCann, IOP Publishing (founding – 2022)
Jenny Novacescu, Space Telescope Science Institute (founding – 2023)
Ethan Vishniac, American Astronomical Society (founding – 2021)
Sarah Weissman, Space Telescope Science Institute (founding – 2022)
Peter Williams, American Astronomical Society (founding – 2023)