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:

Licia Verde — Chair; UB-IEEC
Matthew J. Graham — Immediate Past Chair; Caltech
John Wu — Vice Chair; STScI
Alex Akins — NASA JPL
Stephanie Juneau — NOIRLab
Brian Mason — USNO
Ryan McGranaghan — NASA JPL
Silvia Meakins — ESO
Laura Wolz — Manchester U.
Louis Moresi — ANU; SciX Advisory Board chair

The next meeting of the ADSUG will take place on November 20–21, 2025, virtually and at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian. Please contact the chair if you have any matters that should be discussed. Please contact the PI if you would like a link to participate.

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

Individuals interested in serving on 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.