Dara Norman
Dr. Dara Norman is serving as the 50th president of the American Astronomical Society, which is celebrating its 125th anniversary. She an Observatory Scientist at the NSF’s NOIRLab, where she is currently on sabbatical from her position as the Deputy Director of the Community Science and Data Center. Her primary research interests include AGN, their environments and their influence on galactic evolution.
Dr. Norman is interested in the culture of the field of astronomy and passionate about redefining the ways in which we assess scientific merit to include both the science that we do and how that science is done. She is co-editor of the book, Astronomical Inclusion Revolution. Dr. Norman holds Ph.D. from the University of Washington and a B.S. the Mass. Inst. of Technology.
Credit: Photo by Sandy Williams III
