THE TEAM

Director and Deputy Director of the SAAO

Director

Rosalind Skelton

ros@saao.ac.za

Deputy Director: SALT Director

Encarni Romero Colmenero

erc@salt.ac.za

Astronomy Operations

Acting Head of SALT Astronomy Operations

Danièl Groenewald

dgroenewald@saao.ac.za

Software Engineer

Christian Hettlage

hettlage@salt.ac.za

Astronomer

Alexei Kniazev

akniazev@salt.ac.za

Astronomer

Rudi Kuhn

rudi@saao.ac.za

Telescope Operator

Austun Louw

austun@saao.ac.za

Software Developer

Nhlavutelo Macebele

nhlavutelo@saao.ac.za

Astronomer

Antoine Mahoro

antoine@saao.ac.za

Telescope Operator Consultant

Fred Marang

fm@salt.ac.za

Astronomer

Moses Mogotsi

moses@salt.ac.za

Telescope Operator

Nomzamo Mokoena

nomzamo@saao.ac.za

mug-shot

Astronomer

Lee Townsend

lee@salt.ac.za

Telescope Operator

Veronica van Wyk

veronica@salt.ac.za

SALT Observatory Scientist

SALT Observatory Scientist

Lisa Crause

lisa@saao.ac.za

Technical Operations

WillemVanDerWesthuizen

Acting Head of SALT Technical Operations

Willem van der Westhuizen

willemv@salt.ac.za

Software Engineer

Shamiel Adams

s.adams@saao.nrf.ac.za

House Keeper and Mirror Cleaner

Wilhelmina De Water

willa@salt.ac.za

Mechanical Assistant

Denville Gibbons

dg@salt.ac.za

Mechanical Assistant

Johan Hendricks

johan@salt.ac.za

Mechanical Assistant

Nicolaas Jacobs

nicholas@salt.ac.za

Software Developer

Anita Jonker

a.jonker@saao.nrf.ac.za

Software Engineer

Sunnyboy Kabini

sunnyboy@salt.ac.za

Software Engineer

Anthony Koeslag

anthony@salt.ac.za

Instrument Technician

Thabelo Makananise

thabelo@salt.ac.za

Software Engineer

Devakshan Naicker

devakshan@saao.ac.za

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Tasheen Naicker

tasheen@saao.ac.za

Mechanical Designer: Config Manager

Sam Ndumo

s.ndumo@saao.nrf.ac.za

Supply Chain and Admin Officer

Jonathan Pieterse

jonathanp@saao.ac.za

Mechanical Technician

Michael Sam

michaels@saao.ac.za

Senior Electronics Technician

Etienne Simon

es@salt.ac.za

Mechanical Engineer

Nico van der Merwe

nico@salt.ac.za

Head of SALT Technical Operations Software

Chrey Sookha

chrey@salt.ac.za

Mechanical Technician

Eben Wiid

eben@salt.ac.za

Administration

CFO, Company Secretary and Business Manager

Lizette Labuschagne

lizette@salt.ac.za

Board

Chair of the SALT Board

Prof. Brian Chaboyer

Dartmouth College

Additional South African Representative

Dr. Sharmila Goedhart

SKA-Mid

Polish Academy of Sciences

Prof. Krzysztof Hełminiak

Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center

Rutgers University

Prof. Jack Hughes

Additional South African Representative

Dr. Itumeleng Monageng

UCT/SAAO

National Research Foundation

Dr. Angus Patterson

American Museum of Natural History

Prof. Michael Shara

National Research Foundation

Dr. Rosalind Skelton

Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics

Prof. Raghunathan Srianand

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Prof. Eric Wilcots