The OAD Team

The OAD staff members are complemented by a number of fellows, interns, and volunteers from around the world. Fellowships and internships are currently being carried out remotely. .

The OAD does not conduct astronomy research. For questions on astronomy, please visit the IAU webpages https://iau.org/science/scientific_bodies/divisions/.

For information on other IAU Offices, visit https://astro4dev.org/iau-team/

Staff

Kevin Govender: Director

Kevin Govender: Director

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Charles Takalana: Deputy Director

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Ramasamy Venugopal: Operations

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Nuhaah Solomon: Administration Officer

Nuhaah Solomon: Admin & Logistics

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Current CONTRIBUTORS

Dominic Vertue

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Samyukta Manikumar

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Joyful Mdhluli

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Mampho Ledimo

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Andrea Girolamodibari

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Genevieve Marshall

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Past Team Members

Vanessa McBride: Astronomer

Vanessa McBride: Deputy Director

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Eli Grant: Development Research and Project Co-Ordinator

Eli Grant: Development Research and Project Co-Ordinator

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Dr. Wanda Diaz-Merced led the AstroSense Special Project

Wanda Diaz-Merced

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Tawanda Chingozha

Tawanda Chingozha

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Sonal Asgotraa

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Nikhita Madhanpall

Nikhita Madhanpall

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Thara Caba

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Elena López-Navas

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Armine Patatanyan, IAU OAD Fellow

Armine Patatanyan

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Sandra Benitez Herrera, IAU OAD Fellow

Sandra Benitez Herrera

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Tom-Mutabazi, IAU OAD fellow

Tom Mutabazi

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Dana Ficut-Vicas, IAU OAD fellow

Dana Ficut-Vicas

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Maria Alejandra Diaz

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Jane Choi

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Tanita Ramburuth-Hurt

Tanita Ramburuth-Hurt

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Rena Aerey Lee

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Sean Bragen

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Michael Levine

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Amidou Sorgho

Amidou Sorgho

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Marie Korsaga

Marie Korsaga

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Emily Chiedza Tigere

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Thummim Mekuria

Thummim Mekuria

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Amelia Henkel

Amelia Henkel

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Estefany San Andres H.

Estefany San Andres H.

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Max Molaro

Max Molaro

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Anna Voelker

Anna Voelker

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Michelle Willebrands of the European Regional Office

Michelle Willebrands

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Nguyen Tan Vu

Nguyen Tan Vu

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Johanna Casado

Johanna Casado

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Kathy Eastwood

Kathy Eastwood

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Paul A. Wilson

Paul A. Wilson

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Sukuma Mkhize

Sukuma Mkhize

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Jack Harvey

Jack Harvey

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Alex Gagliano

Alex Gagliano

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Jamie Ferguson

Jamie Ferguson

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Silvia Verdolini

Silvia Verdolini

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Tibisay Sankatsing Nava

Tibisay Sankatsing Nava

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Laure Catala

Laure Catala

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Rajin Ramphul

Rajin Ramphul

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Eli Kasai

Eli Kasai

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Kodai Fukushima

Kodai Fukushima

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Rajeev Manick

Rajeev Manick

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Maya Barlev

Maya Barlev

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Munira Hoosain

Munira Hoosain

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Melo Mtombeni

Melo Mtombeni

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Annika Müller

Annika Müller

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Karabo Makola

Karabo Makola

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Jean-Christophe Mauduit

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Pierre-Yves Lablanche

Pierre-Yves Lablanche

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