Staff and Research

NOAO Scientific Staff

NOAO Director
Dr. David Silva

Nighttime Scientific Staff

Chile-based
Tucson-based

Solar Scientific Staff

For information about the Solar Scientific Staff, please visit the National Solar Observatory.

NOAO Staff Profiles

NOAO Goldberg Fellows

Former NOAO postdocs, where are they now?

NOAO Staff Functional Assignments

NOAO Phone List Search

NOAO Advisory Committees

• AURA Observatories Council (OC) and other AURA governance boards
• AURA Observatories Visiting Council (OVC)
• NOAO Users' Committee
• U.S. Gemini Science Advisory Committee

NOAO Research

NOAO Science Programs
Scientists at NOAO undertake many research programs, ranging from solar physics to the structure of the universe on the largest scales. A few of these projects are described on the NOAO Science Programs page, which includes additional links to provide more information.

Approved NOAO Survey Programs
Ten programs were recommended for approval by the NOAO Survey Panel of the Telescope Allocation Panel and approved by the NOAO Director during the 1999 and 2000 Survey Proposal rounds. The average allocation of telescope time for these programs is about 100 nights total spread over typically 6 semesters. Two to four different telescopes are utilized by each program. The successful 1999 and 2000 NOAO Survey Programs are identified on the Survey page.

NOAO Library Resources
Includes access to the online catalog and NOAO Preprints, and a number of useful external links to other libraries, database services, electronic journals, etc.

Other Links to the Astronomical Community
This page contains many links to sites that may be of interest to the general Astronomical Community.