Institute for Astronomy (Hawaii)

The Institute for Astronomy (IfA) is a research unit within the University of Hawaii system, led by Robert McLaren as Acting Director.[1] IfA main headquarters are located at 2680 Woodlawn Drive in Honolulu, Hawaii, 21°18′27″N 157°48′41″W, adjacent to the University of Hawaii at Mānoa campus. Additional facilities are located at Pukalani, Maui and Hilo on Hawaiʻi island (the Big Island). IfA employs over 150 astronomers and support staff. IfA astronomers perform research into Solar System objects, stars, galaxies and cosmology.

The Institute for Astronomy was founded in 1967 to conduct research and to manage the observatory complexes at Haleakalā, Maui and the Mauna Kea Observatory on the summit of Mauna Kea.[2] It has approximately 55 faculty and employs over 300 people.[3]

See also

References
  1. Loomis, Ilima (2019-04-01). "Hawaiis getting a stellar new observatory". Astronomy.com. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
  2. National Research Council (2012). Building Hawaii's innovation economy: summary of a symposium. Policy and Global Affairs; Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy; Committee on Competing in the 21st Century: Best Practice in State and Regional Innovation Initiatives; Charles W. Wessner, Rapporteur. Washington, D.C.: The National Academies Press. ISBN 978-0-309-25663-6. OCLC 802920749.CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  3. "About the Institute for Astronomy". Institute for Astronomy-University of Hawaii. Retrieved January 24, 2015.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.