SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY 



Director 



Irwin Shapiro 



Associate Directors 



Planning 



Atomic and Molecular Physics 

 High Energy Astrophysics 

 Optical and Infrared Astronomy 



Planetary Sciences 

 Radio and Geoastronomy 

 Solar and Stellar Physics 

 Theoretical Astrophysics 



Administrative Department Heads 



Central Engineering 



Contracts and Procurement 



Controller's Office 



Library 



Personnel 



Publications 



Bruce Gregory 



Kate Kirby 

 Harvey Tananbaum 

 David W. Latham 

 John L. Huchra 



(appointed February 1, 1989) 

 Brian Marsden 

 James M. Moran 

 George L. Withbroe 

 Alan P. Lightman (Acting) 

 Alastair G.W. Cameron 



(appointed January 15, 1989) 



Richard B. Dias 

 George D. Dick 

 Robert T. Ayer 

 Joyce Watson 

 Harris E. Rosenthal 

 James C. Cornell, Jr. 



Scientific Staff 



Fred Adams 

 Yakov Alpert 

 Johannes Andersen 

 Eugene H. Avrett 

 James Babb 

 Robert W. Babcock 

 Sallie L. Baliunas 

 John Biretta 

 Roger Blandford 

 Eric Bloemhof 

 Jay Bookbinder 

 Donato Bramanti 

 Nelson Caldwell 

 Nathaniel P. Carleton 

 Frederic Chaffee 

 Kelly Chance 

 John F. Chandler 

 Jon H. Chappell 

 Mark Colavita 

 Allan F. Cook, II 

 Mario Cosmo 

 Alexander Dalgarno 

 Thomas Dame 



Lawrence P. David 

 Robert J. Davis 

 Vivek Dhawan 

 Andrea K Dupree 

 Martin S. Elvis 

 Robert Estes 

 Giuseppina Fabbiano 

 Daniel G. Fabricant 

 Giovanni Fazio 

 George B. Field 

 Edward L. Fireman 

 William R. Forman 

 Fred A Franklin 

 Michael R. Garcia 

 Larry Gardner 

 John C. Geary 

 Margaret Geller 

 Owen Gingerich 

 Isabella Gioia 

 Leon Golub 

 Paul Gorenstein 

 Dale E. Graessle 

 Mario Grossi 



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