The People Page

Since the last newsletter we've had quite a number of staff changes at the JCMT/JAC. Most notable from the standpoint of visiting astronomers (see the Message from the Director) was the departure of telescope system specialists Jim Pomeroy (noted in Newsletter #13), who left to take a job nearer his family in Utah, and Kimberly Prisciotta, who left to persue full time her interests in Hawaiian affairs. Scott Mikkelson arrived in January, and is nearly ready to take on the full responsibilities of being a T.S.S. We are still recruiting for the second T.S.S. position.

We also said farewell recently to Rob Christensen, our Senior Instrumentation Technician, who left to take a position with the Smithsonian Sub-Millimeter Array. Rob was instrumental in keeping our heterodyne receivers working.

Since the last newsletter we also welcomed Felisa Teramoto, who works in Accounts Payable/Receivable.