The COS Instrument Development Team (IDT) has extensive experience in ultraviolet space astronomy and a professional commitment to seeing the field prosper in the future. We have participated in every major spectroscopic mission, including Copernicus, IUE, HST/GHRS and STIS, EUVE, FUSE and numerous rocket programs. Since the 1990 launch of HST, the members of our team have participated in over 100 HST observing programs using both spectroscopic and imaging instruments. These scientists have a deep appreciation for the power of HST and a vision for its potential to extend to deeper fields and fainter targets.
| Investigator | Research Interests | Team Responsibilities |
|---|---|---|
| James Green (1) Ph:(303)492-7645 e-mail:jgreen@casa.colorado.edu |
UV Spectroscopy, Instrument Development |
Principle Investigator |
| John Andrews (1) Ph:(303)492-6092 e-mail:andrews@casa.colorado.edu |
Project Management, Systems Engineering |
Experiment Manager |
| Jon Morse (1) Ph:(303)492-8490 e-mail:morsey@casa.colorado.edu |
Astrophysical Plasmas, Star Formation, AGNs, Supernova Remnants |
Project Scientist & Science Team Member |
| Erik Wilkinson (1) Ph:(303)492-6817 e-mail:wilkie@casa.colorado.edu |
Instrument Implementation, Stellar Atmospheres |
Spectrograph Scientist & Science Team Member |
| Mike Shull (1) Ph:(303)492-7827 e-mail:mshull@casa.colorado.edu |
Interstellar & Intergalactic Media, Observational & Theoretical Cosmology |
Science Team Member |
| Ted Snow (1) Ph:(303)492-7669 e-mail:tsnow@casa.colorado.edu |
Interstellar Medium, UV Extinction, Molecular Clouds |
Science Team Member |
| John Stocke (1) Ph:(303)492-1521 e-mail:stocke@casa.colorado.edu |
X-ray, UV, Optical & Radio Extragalactic Science |
Science Team Member |
| Jeff Linsky (1) Ph:(303)492-7838 e-mail:jlinsky@casa.colorado.edu |
Stellar Astrophysics, Primordial Abundances |
Science Team Member |
| Ken Brownsberger (1) Ph:(303)492-3610 e-mail:brownsbe@casa.colorado.edu |
Hardware I&T, Flight Software |
Software Scientist |
| Ossy Siegmund (2) Ph:(510)754-4786 e-mail:ossy@sunspot.ssl.berkeley.edu |
UV Detectors and Instrumentation |
Detector Scientist & Science Team Member |
| Dennis Ebbets (3) Ph:(303)939-5964 e-mail:debbets@ball.com |
Spectroscopic Analysis, High-mass Stars, Instrument Development |
Calibration Scientist & Science Team Member |
| Blair Savage (4) Ph:(608)262-2395 e-mail:bdsavage@facstaff.wisc.edu |
Interstellar & Intergalactic Media, Galaxy Halos, Interstellar Extinction |
Science Team Member |
| Sally Heap (5) Ph:(301)286-5359 e-mail:hrsheap@stars.gsfc.nasa.gov |
UV Spectroscopy and Instrumentation, Stellar & Extragalactic Science |
Science Team Member |
| Alan Stern (6) Ph:(303)546-9670 e-mail:alan@everest.space.swri.edu |
Planetary Science, UV Instrumentation |
Science Team Member |
| Claus Leitherer (7) Ph:(410)338-4425 e-mail:leitherer@stsci.edu |
Young Stellar Systems, Starburst Galaxies |
Science Team Member |
(1) Center for Astrophysics and Space Astronomy
University of Colorado
Campus Box 389
Boulder, CO 80309
(2) University of California - Berkeley
Space Sciences Laboratory
Berkeley, CA 94720
(3) Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
P.O. Box 1062
Boulder, CO 80306
(4) University of Wisconsin
Astronomy Department
475 N. Charter St.
Madison, WI 53706
(5) NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Code 681
Greenbelt, MD 20771
(6) Southwest Research Institute
Boulder Extension Office
1050 Walnut Street, Suite 429
Boulder, CO 80302
(7) Space Telescope Science Institute
3700 San Martin Dr.
Baltimore, MD 21218
The COS Science Team appreciates the dedication of Wally Meyer, Don Hood, Bob Woodruff, Paul Lightsey, Brian Osborne, Ray Cahill, and the rest of the Ball Aerospace team who have made important contributions to COS.