Paul Vanden Bout
Paul Vanden Bout became Director of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory on 1 January 1985 and served until 31 May 2002. Vanden Bout’s directorship included the construction of both the Very Long Baseline Array and the Green Bank Telescope, the linkage of the VLBA Pie Town antenna with the Very Large Array, planning for and initiation of VLA upgrade, two major radio telescope surveys, the design and development of the MMA, and its evolution into ALMA. He played a key role in forging the ALMA international partnership, and funding for ALMA construction was approved before he stepped down as Director.
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