Who's Who in the Pierre Auger Collaboration
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Spokespersons (more information)
- Antonella Castellina (Spokesperson – Torino)
- Markus Roth (Co-Spokesperson – Karlsruhe)
Previous Spokespersons (more information)
- Ralph Engel (Former Spokesperson – Karlsruhe)
- Karl-Heinz Kampert (Former Spokesperson – Wuppertal)
- Giorgio Matthiae (Former Spokesperson - Rome)
- Johannes Blümer (Former Co-Spokesperson – Karlsruhe)
- Antonio Bueno (Former Co-Spokesperson – Granada)
- Jim Matthews (Former Co-Spokesperson – Louisiana State U)
- Paul Sommers (Former Co-Spokesperson – PSU)
- James W. Cronin (Emeritus – University of Chicago, deceased 25. Aug. 2016)
- Alan A. Watson (Emeritus – University of Leeds)
Project Managers
- Ingo Allekotte (Project Manager – Bariloche)
- Patrick Stassi (Deputy Project Manager – Grenoble)
Former Project Managers
- Paul Mantsch (Former Project Manager – Fermilab)
- Jonny Kleinfeller (Former Project Manager – Malargüe)
- Carlos Hojvat (Former Deputy Project Manager – Fermilab)
Project Management Team (KIT)
- Anna Friedrich (Project Secretary)
- Bianca Keilhauer (Cost and Schedule Officer)
- Matthias Kleifges (Technical Engineer & Health, Safety and Environment)
- Beatrix von Puttkamer (Webmaster)
- Claudia Schäfer (Admin)
Collaboration Board
- Federico Sánchez (Chair – Buenos Aires)
- Julian Rautenberg (Co-Chair – Wuppertal)
Ex-officio members include Auger Spokespersons, CB Chairperson and Co-Chairperson, Project Managers, Site Managers and Site Spokespersons, and Task Leaders.
Science and Performance Coordinators
- Denise Boncioli, Lorenzo Cazon (Science Coordinators)
- Darko Veberič, Franceso Salamida, Jörg Hörandel, Federico Sanchez (Detector Performance Coordinators)
Science and Performance Task Leaders
Science Analysis
- Cosmic Ray Phenomenology
E. Roulet, A. di Matteo - Multimessenger
K.-H. Kampert, E. Zas - Neutral Particles
J. Alvarez-Muñiz, M. Niechciol - Cosmo-geophysics
R. Colalillo, R. Mussa
Science Pillars
- Energy Spectrum
D. Ravignani, F. Riehn - Mass Composition
E. Mayotte, A. Yushkov - Arrival Directions
L. Caccianiga, G. Golup - Air Shower Physics
R. Conceicao, J. Vicha
Science Tools
- Shower Simulations
G. Isar, E. Santos - Software Framework
L. Nellen, M. Gottowik - Machine Learning
J. Glombitza, S. Hahn
Analysis Foundations
- D. Schmidt, V. Verzi, T. Huege, J. M. Figueira
Detector Foundations
- Calibration
B. Pont, G. Salina, B. Andrada, R. Sarmento - Atmospheric Conditions
B. Keilhauer, L. Valore - Triggers and UUB Commissioning
D. Nitz, M. Schimassek, T. Suomijarvi - Monitoring and Long Term Performance
C. Bonifazi, F. Gollon, J. Rautenberg
Auger as a test environment
- I. Maris, S. Mayotte
Site Spokesperson
- Alberto Etchegoyen (CNEA)
Site Manager
- Gualberto Ávila (CNEA)
Site Staff
- Ricardo Sato (Science Operations Coordinator – SD)
- Fabián Gobbi (SD)
- Miguel Salvadores (SD)
- Juan Pablo Gongora (SD)
- Mauro Gajardo (SD)
- Oscar Sáez (SD)
- Raúl Vidal (SD)
- Pedro Barraza (SD)
- Sebastián Villar (SD)
- Yosel Balibrea (FD Operations)
- Jorge Rodriguez (FD)
- Primo Vitale (FD)
- Leandro Gomez (FD)
- Rosa Inés Pacheco (Secretary of Management)
- Yamila Giménez (Accounting)
- Elías Millán (Databases)
- Rubén Squartini (Computer Systems Administrator)
- Yan Carlos Guerra (Computing Systems and CDAS Administration)
- Juan Pablo Behler (Computer Systems Administrator)
- Jesica Velazquez (Computing and Maintenance)
- Ricardo Pérez (Building and Grounds Manager)
- Mario Rodríguez (Mechanical Technician)
- Javier Salinas (Mechanical Technician)
- Alexis Rodríguez (Maintenance and Night Watcher)
- Ivan Munoz (Maintenance and Night Watcher)
- Jose Rojas (Maintenance and Night Watcher)
- Jorge Alcalde (Maintenance and Night Watcher)
- Juan Blanco (Maintenance and Night Watcher)
- Dario Villalovos (Infrastructure Maintenance)
- José Escalona (Environment, Health and Safety)
- Marcos Cerda (AERA/RD)
- José María Ferrada (AERA/RD)
- Carlos Gómez (AERA/RD)
- Neiber Castro (AERA/RD)
- Brisa Sáez (AERA/RD)
- Bruno Molina (AERA/RD)
- Matias Parasecoli (AERA/RD)
- Ezequiel Muñoz (AERA/RD)
- Danilo Espinoza (AERA/RD)
- Aldana López (AERA/RD)
- Nicolás Leal (AMIGA/UMD)
- Gustavo Rios (AMIGA/UMD)
- Gabriel Morales (AMIGA/UMD)
- Agustin Morales (AMIGA/UMD)
- Luciana Torres (AMIGA/UMD)
- Maximiliano Maciel (AMIGA/UMD)
- Nicolás Sepúlveda (AMIGA/UMD)
- Andrés Travaini (SDE Maintenance and Upgrade)
- Gabriel Diaz (SDE Upgrade)
- Matias Rojas (SDE Upgrade)
- Agustina Gónzalez (Outreach)
- Ivana Arroyo (Outreach)
- Tania Dominguez (Outreach)
- Marcela Cogo (Outreach)
- Isabel Farías (Cleaning Service)
- Marta Gonzalez (Cleaning Service)
- Gladys Prieto (Cleaning Service)
Tasks & Sub-Tasks
- Fluorescence Detector
Hermann-Josef Mathes (Task Leader – Karlsruhe)
Martina Boháčová (Co-Task Leader – Prague)
Sub-Tasks FD:
- Mirrors and Related Optics
Petr Schovánek (Olomouc) - Camera
Valerio Verzi (Rome) - Atmospheric Monitoring
Lawrence Wiencke (Mines)
Bianca Keilhauer (Karlsruhe)
- Mirrors and Related Optics
- Fluorescence Detector Electronics
Matthias Kleifges (Task Leader – Karlsruhe)
Sub-Task FDE:
- HV and LV power supply for FD
Rossella Caruso (Catania)
- HV and LV power supply for FD
- Surface Detector Systems
Peter Mazur (Task Leader – Fermilab)
Fred Sarazin (Co-Task Leader – Mines) - Surface Detector Electronics
Tiina Suomijarvi (Task Leader – Orsay)
Dave Nitz (Co-Task Leader – Michigan Tech) - Surface Scintillation Detector
Daniele Martello (Task Leader – Lecce)
NN (Co-Task Leader) - Communications
Corbin Covault (Task Leader – Case Western)
Dave Nitz (Co-Task Leader – Michigan Tech)
- Surface Detector Communications Antenna Systems
- Wireless LAN Network
- Backbone Network
- Antennae, Propagation
- Mechanical Integration Liaison
- Wide Area Networks
- Local Area Network
- Central Data Acquisition System
David Schmidt (Task Leader – Karlsruhe) - Monitoring
Julian Rautenberg (Task Leader – Wuppertal)
NN (Co-Task Leader) - Data Processing and Analysis
Lukas Nellen (Task Leader - UNAM)
Marvin Gottowik (Co-Task Leader – Karlsruhe) - AMIGA/UMD (Auger Muons and Infill for the Ground Array)
Federico Sánchez (Task Leader – ITeDA)
Nicolás Leal (Co-Task Leader – ITeDA)
Sub-Tasks AMIGA/UMD:
- Assembly and Deployment (Nicolás Leal - ITeDA)
- Electronics and Comms (Alan Fuster - ITeDA)
- Data Integration and Monitoring (Adrian Sedoski - ITeDA)
- Education – Outreach
Beatriz García (Task Leader – ITeDA)
Karen Salome Caballero Mora (Co-Task Leader – Chiapas) - AERA/RD
Jörg Hörandel (Task Leader – IMAPP)
Tim Huege (Co-Task Leader – Karlsruhe) - Data Release Task
Viviana Scherini (Task Leader – Lecce)
Mario Buscemi (Co-Task Leader – Catania)
Committees
- Publication Committee
Ioana Maris – Chair
Roger Clay
Bruce Dawson
Carola Dobrigkeit
Silvia Mollerach
Laura Valore - Conference Committee
Markus Risse – Chair
Carla Bonifazi
Ugo Giaccari
Eva Santos
Last updated September 19, 2024