THE TEAM

Director of the SAAO

Director

Petri Vaisanen

petri@salt.ac.za

Astronomy Operations

Head of Astronomy Operations

Encarni Romero Colmenero

erc@salt.ac.za

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Astronomer

Lee Townsend

lee@salt.ac.za

Astronomer

Enrico Kotze

ejk@saao.ac.za

Astronomer

Alexei Kniazev

akniazev@salt.ac.za

Astronomer

Solohery Randriamampandry

solohery@saao.ac.za

Astronomer

Danièl Groenewald

dgroenewald@saao.ac.za

Astronomer

Moses Mogotsi

moses@salt.ac.za

Software Developer

Nhlavutelo Macebele

nhlavutelo@saao.ac.za

Software Developer

Chaka Mofokeng

cmofokeng@saao.ac.za

Telescope Operator

Xola Ndaliso

xola@salt.ac.za

Telescope Operator

Veronica van Wyk

veronica@salt.ac.za

Telescope Operator

Thea Koen

thea@salt.ac.za

Telescope Operator Consultant

Fred Marang

fm@salt.ac.za

SALT Observatory Scientist

SALT Observatory Scientist

Lisa Crause

lisa@saao.ac.za

SALT Efficiency Software Developer

SALT Efficiency Software Developer

Malcolm Scarrott

mscarrott@saao.ac.za

Technical Operations

SALT Technical Operations Manager

Paul Rabe

paul@salt.ac.za

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Tasheen Naicker

tasheen@saao.ac.za

WillemVanDerWesthuizen

Senior Electronics Engineer

Willem van der Westhuizen

willemv@salt.ac.za

Senior Software Engineer

Janus Brink

janus@salt.ac.za

Senior Electronics Technician

Etienne Simon

es@salt.ac.za

Electronics Technician

Thabelo Makananise

thabelo@salt.ac.za

Mechanical Design Draftsman

Alrin Christians

alrin@saao.ac.za

Bryne Chipembe

Software Engineer

Bryne Chipembe

bryne@salt.ac.za

Software Engineer

Anthony Koeslag

anthony@salt.ac.za

Mechanical Technician

Jonathan Love

jonathon@salt.ac.za

Optical Engineer

Melanie Saayman

melanie@salt.ac.za

Mechatronics Engineer

Richard Banda

richard@salt.ac.za

Mechanical Technician

Eben Wiid

eben@salt.ac.za

Supply Chain and Admin Officer

Jonathan Pieterse

jonathanp@saao.ac.za

Mechanical Assistant

Denville Gibbons

dg@salt.ac.za

Mechanical Assistant

Johan Hendricks

johan@salt.ac.za

Mechanical Assistant

Timothy Fransman

timothy@salt.ac.za

Trainee Mechanical Artisan

Nicolaas Jacobs

nicholas@salt.ac.za

Mirror cleaning assistant

Wilhelmina De Water

willa@salt.ac.za

Mechanical Engineer

Nico van der Merwe

nico@salt.ac.za

Software Engineer

Sunnyboy Kabini

sunnyboy@salt.ac.za

Software Engineer

Shamiel Adams

s.adams@saao.nrf.ac.za

Software Developer

Anita Jonker

a.jonker@saao.nrf.ac.za

Administration

CFO, Company Secretary and Business Manager

Lizette Labuschagne

lizette@salt.ac.za

Accounts Clerk

Surayda Moosa

surayda@salt.ac.za

Board

Chair of the SALT Board

Prof. Brian Chaboyer

Dartmouth College

National Research Foundation

Prof. Shazrene Mohamed

Polish Academy of Sciences

Prof. Marek Sarna

Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center

UK SALT Consortium

Prof. Phil Charles

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Prof. Matt Bershady

Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics

Prof. Somak Raychaudhury

American Museum of Natural History

Prof. Michael Shara

Rutgers University

Prof. Jack Hughes

National Research Foundation

Prof. Fulufhelo Nelwamondo