American Geophysical Union

The American Geophysical Union (AGU) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization of Earth, atmospheric, ocean, hydrologic, space, and planetary scientists and enthusiasts that according to their website includes 130,000 people (not members). AGU's activities are focused on the organization and dissemination of scientific information in the interdisciplinary and international fields within the Earth and space sciences. The geophysical sciences involve four fundamental areas: atmospheric and ocean sciences; solid-Earth sciences; hydrologic sciences; and space sciences. The organization's headquarters is located on Florida Avenue in Washington, D.C.

American Geophysical Union
AbbreviationAGU
Formation1919 (1919)
TypeScientific society
Tax ID no.
52-0955532
Legal status501(c)(3) non-profit
PurposeGeophysics, and many other fields in Earth and Space sciences
HeadquartersWashington, D.C., United States
Coordinates38°54′53″N 77°02′43″W
Region served
Worldwide
Membership
62,000 individuals
President
Lisa Graumlich
Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer
Janice Lachance
Main organ
Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union
AffiliationsInternational Union of Geodesy and Geophysics
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Institute of Physics
National Academy of Sciences
American Geosciences Institute
Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives
International Council of Scientific Unions
Revenue (2017)
$52,606,635
Expenses (2017)$36,484,078
Endowment$602,625
Employees (2017)
148
Volunteers (2017)
21,000
Websitewww.agu.org
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