Resources for Reporters: Adaptive Optics Contacts
1.Technology Development
Jerry Nelson, Director
Claire Max, Associate Director
NSF Center for Adaptive Optics
University of California at Santa Cruz
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
Website: http://www.ucolick.org
E-mail: cfao@ucolick.org
Phone: (831) 459-5592
2. Federal Funding and Support
Amber Jones, Public Affairs Specialist
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22230
Website: http://www.nsf.gov/
E-mail: aljones@nsf.gov
Phone: (703) 292-8070
3. NSF National Observatories
Douglas Isbell, Public Information Officer
National Optical Astronomy Observatory &
National Solar Observatory
950 N. Cherry Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85719
Website: http://www.noao.edu
E-mail: disbell@noao.edu
Phone: (520) 318-8214
4. Gemini Telescopes
Peter Michaud, Public Information Officer
Gemini Observatory
Northern Operations Center
670 N. A'ohoku Place
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Website: http://www.gemini.edu
E-mail: pmichaud@gemini.edu
Phone: (808) 974-2510
5. Keck Telescopes
Andrew Perala, Public Information Officer
W. M. Keck Observatory
Kamuela, Hawaii
Website: http://www2.keck.hawaii.edu:3636/
E-mail: aperala@keck.hawaii.edu
Phone: (808) 885-7887
6. Black Hole in Galactic Center
Andrea Ghez, Professor
University of California at Los Angeles
Department of Astronomy
Website: http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~ghez/
E-mail: ghez@astro.UCLA.EDU
Phone: (310) 206-0420
7. Other Scientific Findings
Laird Close
University of Arizona
Steward Observatory
933 N. Cherry Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85721
Website: http://www.as.arizona.edu
E-mail: lclose@as.arizona.edu
Phone: (520) 621-2288
8. Solar Observations
Steve Keil, Director
Thomas Rimmele, Physicist and Solar Astronomer
National Solar Observatory
Sacramento Peak
P.O. Box 62
Sunspot, New Mexico 88349
Websites: http://www.sunspot.noao.edu &
http://www.sunspot.noao.edu/AOWEB/
E-mail: sp@sunspot.noao.edu
Phone: (505) 434-7000
9. Vision Research
David Williams, Director, Center for Visual Science
University of Rochester
Center for Visual Science
Box 270270
Rochester, NY 14627
Website: http://www.cvs.rochester.edu/people/d_williams/d_williams.html
E-mail: david@cvs.rochester.edu
Phone: (716) 275-2459
10. Vision Research
Austin Roorda, Assistant Professor
University of Houston
College of Optometry
Website: http://www.opt.uh.edu/research/aroorda/index.html
E-mail: aroorda@popmail.opt.uh.edu
Phone: (713) 743-1952
For further information and referrals, contact Amber Jones, NSF, at (703) 292-8070/aljones@nsf.gov
