Enrique Zas

University of Santiago de Compostela

Uppsala July 2005

C-4 Commission on Cosmic Rays

Members• Chair: WENZEL, K.-P. (2002) (1996) Holland• Vice-Chair: PROTHEROE, R.J. (2002) (1996) Australia• Secretary: POTGIETER, M.S. (2002) (1996) S.Africa

•KUDELA, K. (2002) Slovakia•LIPARI, P. (2002) Italy•MA, Y-Q. (2002) China•MURAKI, Y. (2002) Japan•RYAZHSKAYA, O. G. (2002) (1999) Russia•SIMON, M. (2002) (1999) Germany•SWORDY, S. (2002) US •TONWAR, S. (2002) India•VALDES-GALICIA, J.F. (2002) (1999) Mexico•ZAS, E. (2002) Spain

C19

C11

Associate Members

•BETTINI, S (1999, 2003) (Chair of PANAGIC) Italy•TRIMBLE, V. (2003) (Liaison with C19) US•VÖLK, H. (2003) (Liaison with IAU) Germany

Activities

1. Advising ICRC2. Endorsing Conferences3. Awards4. Publications

1 ICRC(Biannual-Type A)

• solar physics, solar neutrino physics• cosmic ray physics• high energy gamma rays • neutrino astronomy communities

C4 Acts as International Advisory Committee • Select Locations

• ICRC 2005 (3-10 Aug) Pune• ICRC 2007 (Late Aug) Merida

• Recommend• Proceedings• Dates• General organization, rapporteur selection,

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2 Endorsing Conferences• Aproved Conferences:

1. International Cosmic Ray Conferences (type A)• ICRC 2003 Tsukuba, 760 participants/160 students

• ICRC 2005 Pune, 600 participants2. TAUP Series (Astroparticles & Underground) (type B)

• Taup 2003 (11-14 Sep) Seattle • Taup 2005 (5-8 Sep) Zaragoza

• Future1. ICRC 2007 Mérida 2. European Cosmic Ray Symposium 3. Very High Energy Cosmic Ray Interaction

• Considered but application not received • Neutrino 2006

3 Awards

Current awards:• Duggal Award:

Outstanding Young Scientists- J. Hinton (UK)

• O’Ceallaigh medal Lifelong contribtuion to Cosmic Ray Physics- T.K. Gaisser (US)

• Yodh price Important and pioneering contribtuions to Cosmic Rays- M. Hillas (UK)

Award subcommittee: Advices and monitors processGuarantees it goes to different physicists

C4 Acts as selection committee for O’Ceallaigh medal

4 Publications

Contribution to “Physics Now” (by C14)http://web.phys.ksu.edu/ICPE/Newsletter bulletin: COSNEWShttp://www.iupap.org/commissions/c4/cosnews/cosnews.html

Cosmic Rays C4

Nuclear Physics C12

Astrophysics C19

Particles and Fields C11

Liaison Structure

WG.4 (PaNAGIC):

PaNAGIC

Particle & Nuclear Astrophysics & Gravitation International Committee

Web page: http://www.lngs.infn.it/site/exppro/panagic

Reports to IUPAP through C4

New chairman to be appointed