From CU Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine: Jack O. Burns, a professor of astrophysics and professor of physics at the University of Colorado Boulder, has been elected to the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA), the group has announced.
Membership in the exclusive organization requires election by academy peers. IAA members have distinguished themselves in either a field of astronautics or a branch of science the supports the exploration of space in their own countries.
Burns is the director and principal investigator of the NASA-funded Network for Exploration and Space Science. He has longstanding ties with NASA and served on the NASA Advisory Council from 2008-10, chair of the council’s science committee from 2009-10, and as a member of the 2016-17 Presidential NASA transition team.
NASA recognized his contributions with an Exceptional Public Service medal. He has also been elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Physical Society, and the American Astronomical Society. Read more...