[ASA] Dawes Reviews in PASA

[Bryan Gaensler]

Hi all,

I'm writing to draw your attention to the Dawes Reviews, a new series of invited reviews being published by PASA.

The Dawes Reviews are substantial reviews of topical areas in astronomy, published by authors of international standing at the invitation of the PASA Editorial Board. The reviews recognise William Dawes (1762-1836), second lieutenant in the Royal Marines and the astronomer on the First Fleet. Dawes was not only an accomplished astronomer, but spoke five languages, had a keen interest in botany, mineralogy, engineering, cartography and music, compiled the first Aboriginal-English dictionary, and was an outspoken opponent of slavery.

I'm pleased to announce that Dawes Review #1: "Kinematic Studies of Star-Forming Galaxies Across Cosmic Time" by Karl Glazebrook has now been published in PASA, as available at http://adsabs.harvard.edu/doi/10.1017/pasa.2013.34. Dawes Reviews #2, #3 and #4 are all currently being refereed, and are expected to be published later in 2014.

Bryan Gaensler
PASA Editor-in-Chief