For assistance with questions about the Gemini Observatory capabilities, please contact the NOAO Instrument Scientist listed below.
Instrument | Instrument Scientist | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
Altair |
Susan Ridgway |
(520) 318-8364 |
|
GMOS |
Tom Matheson |
tmatheson@noao.edu |
(520) 318-8517 |
GNIRS |
Ken Hinkle |
(520) 318-8298 |
|
Michelle |
Ken Hinkle |
(520) 318-8298 |
|
NICI |
Ron Probst |
(520) 318-8268 |
|
NIFS |
Susan Ridgway |
(520) 318-8364 |
|
NIRI |
Susan Ridgway |
(520) 318-8364 |
|
TReCS |
Jayadev Rajagopal |
(520) 318-8292 |
|
Other |
Verne Smith |
(520) 318-8453 |
Instrument | Instrument Scientist | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
Hokupa'a/QUIRC |
Verne Smith |
(520) 318-8453 |
|
OSCIR |
Verne Smith |
(520) 318-8453 |
|
FLAMINGOS I |
Jay Elias |
(520) 318-8231 |
|
bHROS |
Katia Cunha |
(520) 318-8206 |
|
CIRPASS |
Jay Elias |
(520) 318-8231 |
|
NIRSPEC |
Ken Hinkle |
(520) 318-8298 |
|
Phoenix |
Ken Hinkle |
(520) 318-8298 |
Task | Instrument Scientist | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
Proposals |
David Bell |
(520) 318-8381 |
|
Observing Tool/Phase II |
Tom Matheson |
(520) 318-8517 |
|
Gemini North visitor |
Jane Price |
(520) 318-8421 |
|
Gemini South visitor |
Jane Price |
(520) 318-8421 |
|
Astrometry |
Verne Smith |
(520) 318-8453 |
|
Observing modes |
Verne Smith |
(520) 318-8453 |
|
NOAO IRAF |
Mike Fitzpatrick |
(520) 318-8387 |
|
Data format/distribution |
Tom Matheson |
(520) 318-8517 |
|
Pipeline processing |
Verne Smith |
(520) 318-8453 |
|
Gemini Science Archive |
Tom Matheson |
(520) 318-8517 |
|
Computers |
Jane Price |
(520) 318-8421 |
|
Web sites |
Jane Price |
(520) 318-8421 |
|
PR/Outreach |
Kathie Coil |
(520) 318-8230 |
|
Partner Country Support |
Verne Smith |
(520) 318-8453 |
|
Gemini Committees |
Verne Smith |
(520) 318-8453 |
|
HelpDesk |
Jane Price |
(520) 318-8421 |
|
Other |
Verne Smith |
(520) 318-8453 |
Task | Instrument Scientist | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
Acquisition |
Dara Norman |
(520) 318-8361 |
|
Calibration |
Verne Smith |
(520) 318-8453 |
|
Adaptive Optics |
Susan Ridgway |
(520) 318-8364 |
|
Polarimetry |
Dick Joyce |
(520) 318-8323 |
|
Other capabilities |
Verne Smith |
(520) 318-8453 |
|
WFS/guide stars |
Dara Norman |
(520) 318-8361 |
If you are not sure to whom to direct a query, send email to nssc@noao.edu, and we will direct your question to the NOAO staff member most capable of answering it.
Or, check out the Gemini Observatory's Helpdesk. Queries will be automatically directed to the appropriate person at NOAO (or in the National Project Office in your country of origin, for users in Gemini Partner countries), and you will receive notification by email when your query has been answered. If NOAO staff are unable to answer your question, it will be forwarded to higher-level experts, in some cases in other Partner countries, or on to staff at the Gemini Observatory itself.
Comments and/or suggestions, may be directed to nssc@noao.edu
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NOAO is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), Inc. under cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation. The NSSC represents U.S. scientific, technical, and instrumentation interests in the international community of the Gemini project. The NSSC is a division of the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO). |
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