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 |
| Daina Bouquin | Head Librarian at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian |
| Raffaele D’Abrusco | Chandra X-ray Center at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian |
| Katie Frey (ex officio) | Curator of the Unified Astronomy Thesaurus Assistant Head Librarian at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian |
| John Leibacher | Institut d’Astrophysique Spatiale (Université Paris-Saclay) Lunar and Planetary Laboratory (University of Arizona) National Solar Observatory |
| Adrian Lucy | STScI Fellow, Catalog Science Branch, Space Telescope Science Institute |
| Jeff Mangum | National Radio Astronomy Observatory and PASP Editor-in-Chief |
| Demitri Muna | University of Texas at San Antonio |
| Jenny Novacescu (Chair) | Chief Librarian, Space Telescope Science Institute |
| 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 |
| Peter Williams | AAS Innovation Scientist |
We thank former UAT Steering Committee members for their service:
Sébastien Derriere, Observatoire de Strasbourg (2021-2022)
Barbara Kern, Science Libraries at the University of Chicago (founding – 2022)
Graham McCann, IOP Publishing (founding – 2022)
Ethan Vishniac, American Astronomical Society (founding – 2021)
Sarah Weissman, Space Telescope Science Institute (founding – 2022)