August Muench

I am a Data Editor for the Journals of the American Astronomical Society. I review, edit, and manage digital data published in AAS Journals; ensure coordination among AAS editorial teams according to on-going data/software policies; ensure quality of digital data, including images and software; communicate program needs and policies to authors; support authors as necessary to facilitate their production and publication of data sets; support research and development for AAS Journals. Before 2014 I spent 11 years in research astronomy and last worked at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory on the Virtual Astronomical Observatory.