I. Introduction


7. Acknowledgements

a. 2MASS Personnel

2MASS Science Team

Member Institution
Michael Skrutskie,  Principle Investigator Univ. of Massachusetts
Rae Stiening,  Project Manager Univ. of Massachusetts
Roc Cutri,  Project Scientist IPAC
Charles Beichman JPL
Rich CappsJPL
John Carpenter Caltech/OVRO
Thomas Chester IPAC
Jay Elias NOAO
John Huchra Harvard/CfA
James Liebert Univ. of Arizona
Carol Lonsdale IPAC - Acting Director
David MonetU.S. Naval Observatory
Steven Price Air Force Phillips Lab
Steven Schneider Univ. of Massachusetts
Patrick Seitzer Univ. of Michigan
Martin Weinberg Univ. of Massachusetts


2MASS Program Management

Name Institution
Michael Bicay JPL Program Scientist
Michael Klein JPL Program Manager
Lia LaPiana NASA Program Manager - Development Phase
Guenther Riegler NASA Program Manager - Operational Phase


2MASS External Review Board

Name Institution
Michael Hauser Space Telescope Science Inst.
Gerry Neugebauer Caltech
Judith Pipher Univ. of Rochester
Michael Strauss Princeton Univ.
Nicholas White NASA/GSFC


Support Scientists

Name Institution
John GizisUniv. of Massachusetts
Eric HowardUniv. of Massachusetts
Robert HurtIPAC/JPL
Tom JarrettIPAC/JPL
Davy KirkpatrickIPAC/JPL
Robert Light (deceased)IPAC/JPL
Joseph MazzarellaIPAC/JPL
Brant NelsonIPAC/JPL
Jeonghee RhoIPAC/JPL
Schuyler Van DykIPAC/JPL
William WheatonIPAC/JPL


Software Designers and Engineers

Name Institution
Nian Min ChiuIPAC/JPL
Tracey EvansIPAC/JPL
John FowlerIPAC/JPL
Linda FullmerIPAC/JPL
John GoodIPAC/JPL
Booth HartleyIPAC/JPL
Eugene KopanIPAC/JPL
Ken MarshIPAC/JPL
Howard McCallonIPAC/JPL
David SmithUniv. of Massachusetts
Sherry WheelockIPAC/JPL
John WhiteIPAC/JPL
Xiuqin WuIPAC/JPL


Observatory and Pipeline Operations

Name Institution
Claudio AguileraCTIO
Ron BeckIPAC/JPL
Edward BennetFLWO
Jack DembickyFLWO
Diane EnglerIPAC/JPL
Angel GuerraCTIO
Helene HuyhnIPAC/JPL
Roger LeitonCTIO
Richard RaganFLWO
Patricio UgarteCTIO
Joselino VasquezCTIO
James YoungJPL/Table Mtn. Obs.

Data Analysis

Name Institution
Joseph Adams*Univ. of Massachuessetts
Adam Burgasser*Caltech
Michael EganAir Force Phillips Lab
Steven LevineU.S. Naval Observatory
Megan Lysaght*Univ. of Massachuessetts
Jeff MaderHarvard/CfA
Sergei Nikolaev*Univ. of Massachuessetts
Jessica Rosenberg*Univ. of Massachuessetts
Raymond TamIPAC/JPL
* Denotes Graduate Students

Commercial Vendors

Name Components
Astronomical Research CamerasCamera Electronics
COMSOFTTelescope Control System
Infrared LaboratoriesCamera Electronics
M3 EngineeringTelecopes
Rayleigh OpticalTelescope Optics
Systems SpecialistsSecondary Drive Mechanisms, Systems Controls
Telic OpticsSurvey Cameras

[Last Updated: 6 May 1999; by R. Cutri, M. Skrutskie and E. Howard]


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