Committees

Henri Chrétien Grant Committee

Contact

Alice K. B. Monet, AAS Secretary
Alice K. B. Monet
AAS Secretary

History: Established March, 1982 with the Chrétien Trust.

Members: Six members appointed by the Board of Trustees for staggered terms.

Term: Three years, January-December; an individual may be reappointed once.

Chair: Appointed annually by the Board of Trustees, the Chair is one of the two senior committee members, individuals in the last year of their term on the Committee.

Charge: Evaluates nominations and chooses annual recipients of Chrétien International Research Grants. The Chrétien award is made annually by the AAS in compliance with the requirements of the Henri Chrétien Trust to honor the memory of Professor Henri Chrétien. The awards are made on the basis of merit and promise, normally to young observational astronomers for projects involving international cooperation or travel.

Committee Chair

Kim-Vy Tran (She/Her/Hers)

Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
Chair

Term: Mar 2023 – Jan 2025

Committee Members

Guy Worthey (He/Him/His)

Washington State University

Term: Mar 2023 – Jun 2024

Thomas J. Maccarone (He/Him/His)

Texas Tech University

Term: Mar 2023 – Jun 2024

Misty C. Bentz (She/Her/Hers)

Georgia State University

Term: Mar 2023 – Jun 2024

Anthony H. Gonzalez

University of Florida, Gainesville

Term: Mar 2023 – Jun 2024

Emily M. Levesque (She/Her/Hers)

University of Washington, Seattle

Term: Mar 2023 – Jun 2024