HEAD High Energy Astrophysics Division
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High Energy Astrophysics Division (HEAD) assists and promotes the advancement of research and the dissemination of knowledge about high energy events, particles, quanta, relativistic gravitational fields, and related phenomena in the astrophysical universe. HEAD also promotes the coordination of this research and knowledge with other branches of science. The division holds Division Meetings each 12-24 months, as well as sessions within the meetings of the American Astronomical Society. Each year, HEAD awards the Rossi Prize for recent original research in High Energy Astrophysics. Approximately every 18 months, HEAD also sponsors the Schramm Award for High Energy Astrophysics Science Journalism which is awarded at the HEAD Division Meetings. The electronic HEAD Newsletter is published twice yearly. HEAD membership information is managed within the AAS database at AAS Member Directory

Items of Current Interest:

  • Three new members were elected to the HEAD Executive Committee. Dale Frail, Angela Olinto, and Dieter Hartmann were elected to two-year terms (2008-2010) as members of the HEAD Executive Committee. Congratulations to all three! And thanks to retiring members Chris Reynolds, Julie McEnery and Roger Romani.
  • At the HEAD Business meeting during the January AAS meeting in Austin, the Chair, Steve Murray, announced that the 2008 Bruno Rossi Prize is being awarded to Steven Allen, J. Patrick Henry, Maxim Markevitch, and Alexey Vikhlinin for their pioneering work on the use of x-ray observations to study the physics and evolution of clusters of galaxies, and on the use of clusters as cosmological probes.
  • The Tenth HEAD meeting was held in Los Angeles from March 31-April 3, 2008 at the Omni Hotel. We will post information on the next meeting soon!
  • The November 2007 HEAD Newsletter is now available online.

HEAD Officers:

Chair: Mitch Begelman (303) 492-7856
Secretary/Treasurer: Ann Hornschemeier (301) 286-7632
Vice Chair: Chryssa Kouveliotou (256) 961-7604
Past Chair: Stephen Murray (617) 495-7205

Executive Committee:
Cole Miller (301) 405-1037
Ron Remillard (617)253-2786
Vicky Kalogera (847) 491-5669
Dale Frail (505) 835-7027
Dieter Hartmann (864) 656-5298
Angela Olinto (773) 702-8206

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