Current NINE Cohort – National Radio Astronomy Observatory

The 2021 NINE Cohort includes representatives from:

The 2020 NINE Program Manager is Anja Fourie (afourie@nrao.edu).

The Science and Technical Manager is Dr Brian Kent (bkent@nrao.edu).

The 2021 NINE project lead is Mauricio Rodríguez (mauricio.rodriguez.alas@gmail.com)

The Director of Diversity & Inclusion is Lyndele von Schill (lvonschi@nrao.edu).

Administrative support for the NINE program is provided by Isabella (Issi) Marsh (imarsh@nrao.edu).

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