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Chad Trujillo is an Astronomer at Gemini Observatory in Hilo. He obtained a BS in Physics from MIT in 1995 and a PhD in Astronomy from the University of Hawaii in 2000. After work as a Postdoctoral Scholar at Caltech he joined Gemini in 2003. At Gemini, he has been involved in the science operation of the Adaptive Optics system (Altair) guiding with both natural stars and laser beacons. His research interests include the Kuiper Belt, the solar system, star and planet formation and extrasolar planets. His recent work includes co-discovery and surface measurements of several of the largest Kuiper Belt Objects including the so-called "10th Planet", and co-discovery of the first high inclination Neptune trojan asteroid. |
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Markus Hartung is an Associate Scientist located at Gemini South. For his Ph.D. thesis, he worked on NAOS-CONICA, which became the first adaptive-optics facility instrument at the VLT. After a year (2000) at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg, Germany, preparing the diffraction-limited near-infrared camera CONICA for its integration with the adaptive-optics system NAOS, he went to Paris (CNRS/Observatoire Paris-Meudon) and eventually accompanied the instrument to Chile until its "First Light". He received his Ph.D. from the University of Heidelberg in 2003 and returned to the VLT as an ESO fellow. In mid-2007, he joined Gemini to work on the AO aspects within NICI and MCAO. His present research focuses on high-contrast imaging and the study of solar system objects (i.e., Titan) with adaptive optics. |
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Olivier Lai is an Adaptive Optics Scientist jointly at Gemini North and at Subaru Telescope. Olivier obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Physics from Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine, University of London in 1991 before earning a Ph.D. in Astrophysics and Space Science from Paris University in 1996. The thesis subject was the integration and first light of the CFHT curvature AO system PUEO. He was the first post-doc at the W.M. Keck Observatory in 1997, where he contributed to the integration and first light of the Keck II AO system in 1999. He then obtained a tenured CNRS position in France, to be stationed at CFHT where he developed high angular resolution concepts for 12 years in the fields of interferometry, high contrast AO and very wide field AO. Olivier joined Gemini and Subaru in March 2013 to explore the development of synergies in adaptive optics between these two observatories. |
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Benoit Neichel is an Adaptive Optics Fellow at Gemini South. He obtained his PhD in Astrophysics from the Paris 7 University in 2008. His thesis work included the study of wide field Adaptive Optics systems for the future Extremely Large Telescopes, with a particular interest on Multi-Object Adaptive Optics. At Gemini he is involved in supporting the integration of MCAO, the development of high level software for the control of the Canopus bench, and the MCAO calibrations and optimizations. His research interests also concentrate on galaxy formation and evolution through the kinematic and morphology properties of distant galaxies. |
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