Internal Resources
Our mission is to support the education, research and outreach efforts of the faculty of the University of Arizona Department of Astronomy and Steward Observatory. In pursuit of this goal, our team endeavors to perform professionally, efficiently, timely and in a manner to support the entrepreneurial and innovative nature of our faculty. For additional information, see the links in the sidebar to the left and the list below of internal contacts.
Steward Observatory Annex
1540 E 2nd St
Tucson, AZ 85721
Main Phone Number
(520) 626-1920
Secure Fax Number
(520) 626-0103
| Service(s) | Contact |
|---|---|
| Air conditioning/heating, lighting, insects, vents etc. | Gabe Coronado, so-facilities@list.arizona.edu or (520) 304-6880 |
| Buell’s calendar, email lists, office space, furniture, white/chalk/cork boards | Kelly Merrill, (520) 621-6082 or kmerrill@arizona.edu, or Josephine Tolsa Santillan, (520) 621-6524 or jtolsasantillan@arizona.edu |
| Moving/traveling allowances | so-humanresources@list.arizona.edu |
| Computer purchases and Computing/IT support | The Research Infrastructure Group (jira@as-arizona.atlassian.net) |
| Conference room scheduling | astro-roomscheduling@list.arizona.edu |
| Content Development & Social Media | Hannah Hindley, hannahhindley@arizona.edu |
| Copier/Xerox Account | Michelle Cournoyer, (520) 621-2289 or michelle@arizona.edu |
| DCC Status (Designated Campus Colleague) | Katie Owles, katieowles@arizona.edu |
| Department Logos |
Cathi Duncan, (520) 621-1320 or cduncanf@arizona.edu |
| Filming at Telescope Sites | Cathi Duncan, (520) 621-1320 or cduncanf@arizona.edu |
| Grants and Proposals | Jennifer Pierson, (520) 621-1938 or jpierson@arizona.edu |
| Graduate Program Advisor | Dan Marrone, 520-621-5175 Room N314, dmarrone@arizona.edu |
| H1B Visa | Katie Owles, katieowles@arizona.edu |
| J1 Visa | Katie Owles, katieowles@arizona.edu |
| Human Resources/Benefits | so-humanresources@list.arizona.edu |
| Media Relations and News | Cathi Duncan, (520) 621-1320 or cduncanf@arizona.edu, or Hannah Hindley, hannahhindley@arizona.edu |
| Office-door name plates | Josephine Tolsa Santillan (520) 621-6524 jtolsasantillan@arizona.edu |
| Office keys/keyless access | Michelle Cournoyer, (520) 621-2289 or michelle@arizona.edu |
| Office Space & Furniture | Kelly Merrill, (520) 621-6082 or kmerrill@arizona.edu |
| Office supplies | Michelle Cournoyer, (520) 621-2289 or michelle@arizona.edu |
| Planning a Meeting/Workshop/Conference | Cathi Duncan, (520) 621-1320 or cduncanf@arizona.edu |
| Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Coordinators | Erika Hamden, (520) 621-9524 or hamden@arizona.edu or Jared Males, (520) 485-9699 or jrmales@arizona.edu |
| Undergraduate Program Coordinator | Brenda Frye, (520) 626-1857 or bfrye@arizona.edu |
| Reimbursements, travel and UA vehicle rentals | so-support@list.arizona.edu |
| Timesheets | so-payrollaccounting@list.arizona.edu |
| Website support | Josephine Tolsa Santillan, (520) 621-6524 or jtolsasantillan@arizona.edu or Hannah Hindley 520 621-2288 or hannahhindley@arizona.edu |
Telescope Facilities
| Facility | Office Contact | Mountain |
|---|---|---|
| 12m/Kitt Peak | Patricia Orosz-Coghlan, (520) 621-5290 porosz@arizona.edu | Michael Begam, (520) 318-8670 mbegam@arizona.edu |
| 60-inch/Mt. Lemmon |
Barbara Abril, (520) 621-7656 babril@arizona.edu |
Steve Bland, (520) 621-7931 sblandii@arizona.edu |
| 61-inch/Mt. Bigelow | Barbara Abril, (520) 621-7656 babril@arizona.edu | Steve Bland, (520) 621-7931 sblandii@arizona.edu |
| 90-inch/Kitt Peak | Barbara Abril, (520) 621-7656 babril@arizona.edu | Paul Smith, (520) 621-2779 psmith@arizona.edu |
| LBT/Mt. Graham | Cindy Kontowicz, (520) 626-7971 ckontowicz@lbto.org | Kara Hatch, (520) 626-1466 khatch@lbto.org |
| MMT/Mt. Hopkins | Susan Wahl, (520) 621-1558 swahl@mmto.org | Observer Control Room, (520) 879-4547 |
| SMT/Mt. Graham | Patricia Orosz-Coghlan, (520) 621-5290 porosz@arizona.edu | Bob Moulton, (520) 621-4328 rmoulton@arizona.edu |
| VATT/Mt. Graham | Paul Gabor, (520) 621-6043 pgabor@arizona.edu | Gary Gray, (520) 626-6365 garyg1@arizona.edu |
Telescope Keys for all Arizona telescope sites
Michelle Cournoyer, (520) 621-2289 or michelle@arizona.edu
Barbara Abril, (520) 621-7656 babril@arizona.edu
Telescope Observing and Schedules
Paul Smith, (520) 621-2779 psmith@arizona.edu
Dennis Zaritsky, (520) 621-6027 or dfz@arizona.edu
Eiichi Egami, (520) 621-3161 or eegami@arizona.edu
Eiichi Egami - Contact Eiichi to be added to the mailing list az_astro_observer@list.arizona.edu to reserve telescope proposal information and other observer-related messages
ARO Operations manager: Remo Tilanus
