We share the sad news that Joe Burns recently passed away at the age of 83. Joe was a longtime professor at Cornell University, editor-in-chief of the journal Icarus, and a pioneer in the study of non-gravitational forces in solar system orbital dynamics.
Joe was a longtime citizen of the AAS Division on Dynamical Astronomy (DDA) and served as the chair of the Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS) from (1983-84). He was an excellent scientist and also an excellent mentor. He received the Brouwer Award in 2014. He served on the DDA Committee and as DDA Chair (2000–01) and on several other committees. Additionally, five of his students and mentees have served as DDA Chair, and another two have served as DDA Secretary. Further information is in the obituaries linked below.