Paula Szkody

Paula Szkody (born July 17, 1948) She served as president of the American Astronomical Society from 2020 to 2022.

Early life and education Szkody was born on July 17, 1948, in Detroit, Michigan. She earned her B.A. degree in astrophysics at Michigan State University in 1970, and her Ph.D. in astronomy from the University of Washington in 1975.

Activities In 2005 she became the editor-in-chief of the astronomical journal Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (PASP). She is also very active in professional-amateur collaboration, especially in conjunction with the American Association of Variable Star Observers, Szkody was president of the American Astronomical Society from 2020 to 2022.

As of 1994, she is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.