Institute for Astronomy selects Doug Simons as its next director | News, Sports, Jobs
The Maui News Veteran Hawaii island astronomer Doug Simons has been selected as the next director of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy, which oversees observatories on Haleakala and Maunakea. Simons will assume the post on Sept. 1, subject to the formal posting on the agenda of the UH Board of Regents’ meeting on Thursday. He has worked on Maunakea since 1990 after earning his Ph.D. from the institute, and has also served as the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope executive director since 2012. Simons was the Gemini Observatory director from 2006 to 2011. “Returning to the IfA...
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