Positions of Trust
and Memberships
Curriculum Vitae
Rekola, Rami Tapani Fritiof
Memberships in Academic Organisations
International Astronomical Union (IAU):
Member since 2012
Royal Astronomical Society (RAS):
Fellow since 2008
Finnish Astronomical Society (Suomen tähtitieteilijäseura ry):
Member since 1996
Tuorlan Astronomical Society (Tuorlan tähtitieteellinen seura ry):
Member since 2004 (founding member)
Exact Sciences Society (Eksaktisten tieteiden seura r.y.):
Lifetime member since 1993
Turku University mathematical and physical sciences student organisation Delta (Turun yliopiston matemaattisten ja fysikaalisten tieteiden opiskelijoiden yhdistys Delta ry):
Member 1990 2011
Academic and Scientific Positions of Trust
Finnish National Committee for Astronomy:
Council member 2012 2015
Finnish Astronomical Society (Suomen tähtitieteilijäseura ry):
- Council member 1996 1997
- Council member (Vice-Chairman) 1997 2000
- Council member (Secretary) 2012 2014
Tuorlan Astronomical Society (Tuorlan tähtitieteellinen seura ry):
- Council member (Secretary) 2004
- Council member (Secretary/Treasurer) 2004 2014 (9 terms)
- Council member (Webmaster) 2014
Tuorla Observatory:
Council member 2000 2004
Exact Sciences Society (Eksaktisten tieteiden seura r.y.):
- Council member (Secretary/Treasurer) 1993 2002
- Council deputy member 2002 2004
University of Turku:
- Council member of Department of Physics 1993 1995
Turku University mathematical and physical sciences student organisation Delta (Turun yliopiston matemaattisten ja fysikaalisten tieteiden opiskelijoiden yhdistys Delta ry):
- Council member (Treasurer) 1992 & 1993
- Auditor 1994
- Vice-Auditor 1995
- Editor-in-chief (magazine: Potenssi) 1991, 1992 & 1993
Member in the Local Organizing Committees of international conferences
"N-body problem: numerical methods and applications"
held in Turku, Finland on 1014 August 2008
"7th European Workshop on Astrobiology"
held in Turku, Finland on 2224 October 2007
"Few-Body Problem: Theory and Computer Simulations"
held in Turku, Finland on 49 July 2005
Member in the Local Organizing Committees of national conferences
"Astronomers' Days 2014" (biennial meeting of the Finnish Astronomical
Society) held in Savonlinna, Finland on 2628 May 2014
Other Positions of Trust, and Memberships in Other Organisations
National Space Society:
Member since 2015
Ursa Astronomical Association (Tähtitieteellinen yhdistys Ursa ry):
Council member 2010 2013 (4 terms)
The Finnish-British Society in Turku/Åbo r.y.:
Member 2012 2013
Amateur astronomers' association in Turku (Turun Ursa ry):
Member since 1991
- Auditor 1995 2013
The Planetary Society:
Member since 1991
Texas Association of Future Educators:
Member 1987 1988