Instrumentation & Data Analysis
Colin Aspin Astronomer (Emeritus)
Christoph Baranec * Faculty Chair (2021-current), Astronomer
IfA Hawaii island, Hilo 214 (808) 932-2318; Manoa C109D (808) 956-8637
(808) 498-9817
Robo-AO, Robo-AO-2 (Palomar, Kitt Peak, Maunakea), Robo-AO Kepler Planetary Candidate Survey, Rapid Transient Surveyor, `imaka (PI: M. Chun), IfA TechTalks
Adwin Boogert * Associate Astronomer (IRTF Support Astronomer)
InfraRed Telescope Facility, Ice Age: JWST Studies of Interstellar Ice, High resolution infrared spectroscopy (SOFIA/EXES, TEXES, IRTF/iSHELL)
Michael Bottom * Assistant Astronomer
Kenneth Chambers * Astronomer, Pan-STARRS Director
wide field surveys , distant galaxies and quasars , explosive transients , moving objects
Mark Chun * Specialist, Associate Director of IfA-Hilo
`imaka - A ground-layer adaptive optics testbed for Maunakea, Keck near-infrared pyramid wavefront sensor, MIRAO - A thermal infrared optimized AOS for TMT, UH88AM2 - A new adaptive secondary mirror for the University of Hawaii 2.2-meter Telescope
Michael Connelley * Associate Astronomer; IRTF Support Scientist
Christ Ftaclas Astronomer (Emeritus)
IfA Mānoa
Klaus Hodapp * Astronomer and UKIRT director
JWST NIRCam GTO: Spectroscopy of spatially separated exoplanets, JWST NIRCam GTO: Dust and Ice in Molecular Cores
Jeffrey Kuhn * Astronomer
Haosheng Lin * Astronomer
Eugene Magnier * Specialist, Pan-STARRS
Pan-STARRS, Low-Mass Content of the Solar Neighborhood, Andromeda Variability
John Rayner * Astronomer, IRTF Director
Observatory management, Instrumentation development, Infrared spectroscopy
Benjamin Shappee * Assistant Astronomer
All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae(ASAS-SN or "assassin")
Alan Tokunaga Astronomer Emeritus
