ADS Users Group

The ADS Users Group (ADSUG) advises the ADS on the operations of the project, and recommends changes and improvements to both its services and procedures in order to maximize the scientific productivity of the community it serves. The ADSUG will advocate for the user community and provide suggestions regarding content curation, technical infrastructure, management, and priority setting.

Current members of the ADSUG are:

J.J. Kavelaars — chair; CADC, UVic, NRC Herzberg
Matthew J. Graham — vice chair; CalTech
Jason Barnes — U. Idaho
Julianne Dalcanton — Flatiron Institute, U. Washington
Vandana Desai — Caltech/IPAC
Silvia Meakins — ESO
Aimee Norton — Stanford
Annalisa Pillepich — MPIA
Licia Verde — UB-IEEC

The last meeting of the ADSUG took place November 16–17, 2023, virtually and at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian.

Nov. 2023 Meeting agenda and presentations
Nov. 2023 ADS Users Group Final Report

A list of prior Users Group meeting presentations, reports, and membership is available.

Individuals interested in serving in the committee should register their interest by submitting their name for consideration to the PI and/or the ADSUG chair.

The ADSUG will summarize its deliberations in a written report to the PI, and its findings will be posted publicly on this website. Community input to the users group is welcome. Feel free to contact the ADSUG chair or any of its members individually.

For more information, please read ADSUG’s charter.