Governance Committees
Advisory Committees
Governance Documents
The Gemini International Agreement for the operation of the Gemini Observatory, 2016–2021
Operational Guidelines: Observatory strategy during the 2016-2021 International Agreement.
For the years beyond 2021, the Observatory is currently developing both a Strategic Vision and a Strategic Plan. The charge to the Strategic Vision Committee was approved in Board resolution 2015.B.10.
Beyond 2021: A Strategic Vision for the Gemini Observatory
Historical Documents
Introductory material for Gemini Governance committee members
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Committee Meeting Schedule
| Date |
Committee |
Location |
Committee Logistics Contact (Gemini)* |
| August 8-9, 2017 |
Gemini Users Committee |
La Serena, Chile |
Lucia Medina 56-51-2205-601 |
| August 9-10, 2017 |
Operations Working Group |
La Serena, Chile |
Lucia Medina 56-51-2205-601 |
| November 1, 2017 |
Gemini Finance Committee |
Zoom or Blue Jeans |
Terry Lee 1-808-974-2524 |
| November 9-10, 2017 |
Science and Technology Advisory Committee |
La Serena, Chile |
Lucia Medina 56-51-2205-601 |
| November 13-14, 2017 |
AURA Oversight Council - Gemini |
La Serena, Chile |
Lucia Medina 56-51-2205-601 |
| November 15-17, 2017 |
Gemini Board |
La Serena, Chile |
Lucia Medina 56-51-2205-601 |
| May 14-15, 2018 |
Science and Technology Advisory Committee |
Hilo, Hawaii |
Terry Lee 1-808-974-2524 |
| May 15-16, 2018 |
AURA Oversight Council-Gemini |
Hilo, Hawaii |
Terry Lee 1-808-974-2524 |
| May 17-18, 2018 |
Gemini Board |
Hilo, Hawaii |
Terry Lee 1-808-974-2524 |
| November 12-13, 2018 |
Science and Technology Advisory Committee |
La Serena, Chile |
Lucia Medina 56-51-2205-601 |
| November 13-14, 2018 |
AURA Oversight Council-Gemini |
La Serena, Chile |
Lucia Medina 56-51-2205-601 |
| November 14-16, 2018 |
Gemini Board |
La Serena, Chile |
Lucia Medina 56-51-2205-601 |
| * The Gemini contact person responsible for Gemini meeting logistics deals with coordinating local meeting room and office space, network support, local transport and support with accomodation and other related events. |
The Gemini Board sets budgetary policy bounds for the Observatory and carries out broad oversight functions as defined in the inter-agency Agreement. The Gemini Board has reserved the right to approve the appointments of the Gemini Director and Associate Directors for Gemini North and South.
Meetings (Password Protected)
Support
Dr. Rene Walterbos (Chair)
New Mexico State University, Department of Astronomy
Phone: 575-646-5990 | Email: rwalterb@nmsu.edu
Dr. Maria Victoria Alonso (Vice-Chair)
University of Cordoba
Phone: 54-351-4331066 | E-mail: m.v.alonso@gmail.com
Ms. Elizabeth Pentecost (Executive Secretary)
Division of Astronomical Sciences, National Science Foundation
Phone: 703-292-4907 | Email: epenteco@nsf.gov
Dr. Luis Chavarria
CONICYT
Phone: 56-2-2435-4345 | Email: lchavarria@conicyt.cl
Dr. Christopher Davis
Division of Astronomical Sciences, National Science Foundation
Phone: 703-292-4910 | E-mail: chrdavis@nsf.gov
Dr. Dawn Erb
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Department of Physics
Phone: 414-229-3654 | Email: erbd@uwm.edu
Dr. Greg Fahlman
NRC Herzberg
Phone: 250-363-0040 | Email: greg.fahlman@nrc.gc.ca
Dr. George Jacoby
Lowell Observatory
Phone: 520-904-4135 | Email: gjacoby@lowell.edu
Dr. Suvrath Mahadevan
Pennsylvania State University, Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics
Phone: 814-865-0261 | Email: suvrath@astro.psu.edu
Dr. Bo Reipurth
University of Hawai`i, Institute for Astronomy
Phone: 808-956-2314 | Email: reipurth@ifa.hawaii.edu
Dr. Marcin Sawicki
Saint Mary’s University, Department of Astronomy and Physics
Phone: 902-496-8218 | Email: marcin.sawicki@smu.ca
Dr. David Silva
National Optical Astronomy Observatory
Phone: 520-318-8281 | Email: dsilva@noao.edu
Dr. Thaisa Storchi-Bergmann
Instituto de Fisica - UFRGS
Phone: 55 51 3308 6443 | E-mail: thaisa@ufrgs.br
Dr. Lucianne Walkowicz
Adler Planetarium
Phone: 312-542-2412 | Email: lwalkowicz@adlerplanetarium.org
Gemini Finance Committee
The Gemini Finance Committee is comprised of financial authorities from the various partner countries. The GFC advises the Gemini Board on financial, budget and long range plan issues for the Gemini Observatory.
Gemini Finance Committee Terms of Reference
*Meetings & Reports (*password required)
Dr. Chris Davis (Chair)
Division of Astronomical Sciences, National Science Foundation
Phone: (703) 292-4910 | E-mail: chrdavis@nsf.gov
Ms. Elizabeth Pentecost (ex-officio)
Division of Astronomical Sciences, National Science Foundation
Phone: 703-292-4907 | Email: epenteco@nsf.gov
Dr. Maria Victoria Alonso
University of Cordoba
Phone: 54-351-4331066 | E-mail: m.v.alonso@gmail.com
Dr. Bruno Castilho
Laboratorio Nacional de Astrofísica
Phone: 55-35-3629-8123 | Email: bruno@lna.br
Dr. Greg Fahlman
National Research Council Canada
Phone: 250-363-0040 | Email: greg.fahlman@nrc.ca
Gemini Science and Technology Advisory Committee
The Science and Technology Advisory Committee advises the Gemini Board on policy matters of long-range scientific and technical importance.
Terms of reference and related documents
For related information prior to November 2011, please see the Gemini Science Committee meeting reports and documents.
Meetings (Password Protected)
Dr. Laura Parker (Chair)
Department of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster University
Phone: 905-525-9140 x 27348 | Email: lparker@mcmaster.ca
Dr. Alberto Rodriguez Ardila
Laboratório Nacional de Astrofísica / MCT
Phone: 55-35-3629-8119 | Email: aardila@lna.br
Dr. Thomas Barnes
McDonald Observatory, University of Texas
Phone: 512-471-1301| Email: tgb@astro.as.utexas.edu
Dr. Guillermo Bosch
Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Astronomicas y Geofisicas
Phone: 54-2214236593 | Email: guille@fcaglp.unlp.edu.ar
Dr. Fabio Bresolin
Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii
Phone: 808-956-8306 | Email: bresolin@ifa.hawaii.edu
Dr. Marc Buie
Southwest Research Institute
Phone: 720-240-0122 | Email: buie@boulder.swri.edu
Dr. Inese Ivans
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Utah
Phone: 801-585-5483 | Email: iii@physics.utah.edu
Dr. Marcelo Mora
CONICYT
Phone: 56-2-2365-4400 | Email: mmora@astro.puc.cl
Dr. Abhi Saha
National Opitical Astronomy Observatories
Phone: 520-318-8288 | Email: asaha@noao.edu
Dr. Andrew Skemer
UC Santa Cruz, Astronomy and Astrophysics Department
Phone: 831-459-5753 | Email: askemer@ucsc.edu
Dr. Eric Steinbring
The Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, National Research Council Canada
Phone: 250-363-3452 | Email: eric.steinbring@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Dr. Marsha Wolf
Department of Astronomy, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Phone: 608-890-3291 | Email: mwolf@astro.wisc.edu
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NSF Program Officer
Dr. Chris Davis
National Science Foundation, Gemini Program Officer
Phone: (703) 292-4910 | E-mail: chrdavis@nsf.gov
AURA Oversight Council - Gemini
AURA Oversight Council-Gemini provides oversight and advocacy for the management of the Gemini Observatory.
*Meetings & Reports (*password required)
Prof. David Reitze (Chair)
California Institute of Technology, LIGO Laboratory
Phone: 626-395-6274 | Email: reitze@ligo.caltech.edu
Dr. Douglas Geisler (Vice-Chair)
Departamento de Astronomia, Universidad de Concepcion
Phone: 56-41-2203092 | Email: dgeisler@astroudec.cl
Prof. Beatriz Barbuy
Instituto de Astronomia, Geofisica e Ciencias Atmosfericas
Universidade de São Paulo
Phone: 55-11-3091-2810 | Email: barbuy@astro.iag.usp.br
Dr. Andrew Boden
Caltech Optical Observatories
Phone: 626/395-4035 | Email: bode@astro.caltech.edu
Dr. Anita Cochran
McDonald Observatory
Phone: 512-471-1471| Email: anita@astro.as.utexas.edu
Dr. Phil Jewell
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Phone: 434-296-0330 | Email: pjewell@nrao.edu
Mr. John Troeltzsch
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
Email: jtroeltz@ball.com
Dr. Mark Voit
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Michigan State University
Phone: 517-884-5619 | Email: voit@pa.msu.edu
Dr. Matt Mountain (ex officio)
Association of Universities for Reasearch in Astronomy
Phone: 202-483-2101 | Email: mmountain@aura-astronomy.org
Operations Working Group
The OWG advises the Gemini Director on the use and scheduling of the Gemini Telescopes, and on matters related to the support of users and to the interface between the national communities and the Observatory.
Meetings
As of February 2011, Operations Working Group meetings and agendas may be found on the OpsWiki.
Resolutions/Reports
As of February 2010, only resolutions/recommendations will be posted.
Dr. Joanna Thomas-Osip (Chair)
Gemini Observatory
Phone: 56-51-2205687 | Email: jthomas@gemini.edu
Dr. Lydia Cidale
Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata (CONICET-UNLP)
Phone: 54-221-4236593 | Email: lydia@fcaglp
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Dr. Edgardo Costa
Programa de Astronomía - Chile
Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica de Chile (CONICYT)
Phone: +56 2 229 41 01 | Email: costa@das.uchile.cl
Dr. Stéphanie Côté - Canada
National Research Council of Canada
Phone: 250-363-0026 | Email: Stephanie.Cote@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Dr. Roy Gal - United States
Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii
Phone: (808) 956-6235 | Email:rgal@ifa.hawaii.edu
Dr. Eder Martioli - Brazil
Laboratório Nacional de Astrofísica
Phone: (+55)-35-3629-8220 | Email: brgo-head@lna.br
Dr. Verne Smith - United States
National Optical Astronomy Observatory
Phone: 502-318-8453 | Email: vsmith@noao.edu
Users' Committee for Gemini Observatory (UCG)
To provide feedback to the Gemini Observatory on all areas of its operations that affect current users of the facility, based on the experience of the committee members as well as input collected from the larger community of Gemini users. The Observatory will use this information to improve the service it provides to users.
Charter
Meetings (password required)
Franz Bauer (CL) (Chair)
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
fbauer@astro.puc.cl
Lilia Bassino (AR)
Universidad Nacional de La Plata
liliaybass@gmail.com
Matthew Bayliss (US)
MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research
mbayliss@mit.edu
Mark Brodwin (US)
University of Missouri, Kansas City
brodwinm@umkc.edu
Dr. Scott Chapman (CA)
Dalhousie University
Phone: 902-494-2340 | scott.chapman@dal.ca
Thiago Signori Gonçalves (BR)
Observatorio do Valongo, UFRJ
tsg@astro.ufrj.br
J. J. Kavelaars (CA)
University of Victoria
jjk@uvic.ca
Lucyna Kedziora-Chudczer (AU)
University of New South Wales
lkedzior@unsw.edu.au
Karen Meech (UH)
University of Hawaii, Institute for Astronomy
meech@ifa.hawai.edu
Vinicius Placco (US)
University of Notre Dame
vplacco@nd.edu
Jessica Werk (US)
University of Washington
jwerk@uw.edu
Verne Smith (ex-officio)
US NGO
vsmith@noao.edu
Joanna Thomas-Osip (Gemini Coordinator)
jthomas@gemini.edu
International Time Allocation Committee
The International Time Allocation Committee consists of representatives from the national time allocation committees, as well as the Observatory itself. The ITAC is chaired by a Gemini senior-level scientist. The recommendations of the ITAC are advisory to the Gemini Director. The ITAC meets twice a year to consider joint and conflicting proposals identified in the merging process, and to recommend the programs for execution in queue and classical modes.
Dr. Rodrigo Carrasco (Chair)
Gemini Observatory
Phone: 56-51-2205607 | Email: rcarrasco@gemini.edu
Dr. Lindsay Magill (Technical Secretary)
Gemini Observatory
Phone: 56-51-2205640 | Email: lmagill@gemini.edu
Dr. John Blakeslee
National Research Council Canada
Phone: 250-363-0047 | Email: john.blakeslee@nrc.ca
Dr. Edgardo Costa
Programa de Astronomía
Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica de Chile (CONICYT)
Phone: 56 2 229 41 01 | Email: costa@das.uchile.cl
Dr. Carolina Chavero
Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba- CONICET
carolina@oac.uncor.edu
Dr. Eder Martioli
Laboratório Nacional de Astrofísica
Phone: 55-35-3629-8220 | Email: brgo-head@lna.br
Dr. Dara Norman
National Optical Astronomy Observatory
Phone: 520-318-8361 | Email: dnorman@noao.edu
Dr. Richard Wainscoat
University of Hawai`i, Institute for Astronomy
Phone: 808-956-8429 | Email: rjw@ifa.hawaii.edu
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Large Programs Time Allocation Committee
The Large and Long Program Time Allocation Committee (LPTAC) is responsible for the scientific assessment and ranking of Gemini Large and Long Program (LLP) proposals. The LPTAC consists of representatives from LLP participating partners, currently the United States, Canada, and Argentina, plus ad-hoc members as may be required for additional scientific expertise. The LPTAC meets once per year, typically in Late April.
Verne Smith (Chair)
National Optical Astronomy Observatory)
vsmith@noao.edu
Étienne Artigau
Université de Montréal
artigau@astro.umontreal.ca
Stéphane Courteau
Queen’s University
@astro.queensu.ca
Gaspard Duchêne
University of California - Berkeley
gduchene@berkeley.edu
Jon Holtzman
New Mexico State University
holtz@nmsu.edu
Inese Ivans
The University of Utah
iii@physics.utah.edu
Dan Kelson
Carnegie Observatories
kelson@obs.carnegiescience.edu
Beatrice Mueller
Planetary Science Institute
mueller@psi.edu
Dr. Gerardo Juan Manuel Luna
Instituto de Astronomia y Fisica del Espacio (Conicet-UBA)
Phone: 54-11-4789-0179 | Email: gjmluna@iafe.uba.ar
Alice Quillen
University of Rochester
aquillen@pas.rochester.edu
Visiting Committee and NSF Reviews
Reports
Meetings (password required)
NSF Proposals
Proposals/Reports (password required)
Gemini Adaptive Optics Science Working Group
Meetings (password required)
