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ING Annual Report 2000-2001 : Appendix B. Telescope Instrumentation
Staff at ING fall into three categories based on their conditions of employment:
UK contracted staff by PPARC, NL contracted staff by NWO and staff contracted
under Spanish contracts directly by ING.
Despite some anxieties amongst staff about the financial implications for
ING of the proposed UK membership of the European Southern Observatory (ESO)
the staffing position at ING during 2000 remained relatively stable, as was
also reflected in the previous annual report. There was a small decrease,
overall, in the total number of approved UK posts on-island from 38.9 to
36 direct staff year. A small number of staff employed on local contracts
also left during the course of the year and, as not all were replaced, there
was a small decrease in the number of staff under this category too. The
level of UK based staff effort also decreased during 2000 to 4.7 direct staff
year following a scheduled decrease in numbers. The total approved staff
effort for the Netherlands remained at 6.9 on-island and 1.0 in Cambridge.
The year 2001 was dominated by the expected UK membership of the ESO and
the implications this would have on ING’s budget. Ahead of the decision being
made, a restructuring plan was developed to establish the ING’s future scientific
direction and how it would absorb the reductions in funding. Inevitably,
this would mean a reduction in staffing levels and by the end of the year
plans had been put in place to call for volunteers for redundancy.
However, the level of on-island UK staff effort was also decreased during
2001 for 2 reasons. Firstly the additional direct staff year funded from
the restructuring budget following the closure of RGO were exhausted. More
significantly, the numbers were reduced under a plan agreed by the ING Board
in 1999 aimed at reducing the level of contributions from the funding agencies.
This meant that the approved UK direct staff year on island dropped from
36 in 2000 to 29.6 in 2001.
There was also a significant decrease on UK home-based effort. Firstly this
was because PPARC agreed to provide the funding they had previously provided
for 4.7 direct staff year in the UK as cash in order to provide ING with
greater flexibility over how it was used to support the programme. Secondly,
the 1 direct staff year previously provided by the NL was withdrawn following
the resignation of the individual concerned. The list of staff in post on
La Palma during 2000 and 2001 is set out below.
DIRECTORATE
R G M Rutten, Director
R L Miles, Bilingual Secretary
ADMINISTRATION
L I Edwins, Head of Administration
M Acosta
J M Batista (from 19.3.01)
E C Barreto (until 12.9.00)
T E Dorward (from 23.10.00)
A Felipe
I García (until 29.10.00)
N L González
S S Hunter (until 30.6.00)
L A Lawler (from 23.10.00)
M Lorenzo (until 12.12.00)
J Martínez
H J Watt (until 29.2.00)
Student:
G Leeks (from 1.9.01) Hull
ASTRONOMY
D J Lennon, Head of Astronomy
T Augusteijn
M Azzaro
C R Benn
M Broxterman (until 1.4.00)
R Corradi
B M García (from 1.1.00)
J N González
R Greimel
J H Knapen
C Martín
J Méndez
N O’Mahoney (from 17.1.00)
Roy Østensen (from 1.1.01)
C Packham (until 31.8.00)
J C Rey
V Reyes (until 13.1.00)
S Sánchez (until 10.11.00)
W J I Skillen
P Sorensen
J H Telting
N A Walton (until 31.10.01)
A Zurita (from 1.3.01)
Support astronomer from the University of Porto:
P Garcia (from 1.1.00 until 31.1.01)
Students:
D Batcheldor (until 31.8.00) Hertfordshire
D Bramich (from 1.9.00 until 31.8.01) Cambridge
C Crowley (from 1.9.00 until 1.3.01) Trinity College Dublin
R Curran (until 31.8.00) Herts
S Folkes (from 1.9.01) Hertfordshire
R Hijmering (from 1.9.01) Nijmegen
J Holt (from 1.9.00 until 31.8.01) Sheffield
A Tayal (from 1.9.00 until 31.8.01) Hertfordshire
C Trundle (from 1.9.01) Belfast
H Worters (from 1.9.01) Sheffield
ENGINEERING
R G Talbot, Head of Engineering
Computing Facilities:
D-C Abrams
L Hernández
N R Johnson (until 31.5.00)
G F Mitchell
J Piñero (from 31.5.01)
P G Symonds (until 31.8.01)
P v d Velde
Control Software:
D Armstrong
R Bassom
M Bec (until 31.8.00)
C Bevil
C Brodie (from 19.2.01 until 29.5.01)
R Clarke (until 3.1.01)
S M Crosby
F J Gribbin
S G Rees
R Rutherford (from 31.10.01)
Electronics:
C Benneker
T Gregory
A Guillén
C W M Jackman
K Kolle
S Magee (until 3.9.01)
R Martínez
E J Mills
P C Moore
R J Pit
A Ridings
S J Tulloch
G Woodhouse (until 31.3.01)
Mechanical Engineering:
M Blanken (from 3.8.00)
F Concepción
K M Dee
K Froggatt (until 1.4.00)
D González (from 5.9.00)
P Jolley
P S Morrall (until 4.11.01)
S Rodríguez
J C Pérez
M v d Hoeven
B v Venrooy (until 1.4.00)
Site Services:
C Alvarez
P Alvarez (until 1.9.00)
A K Chopping
J R Concepción
J M Díaz
I García (from 30.10.00)
D Gray
M V Hernández
C Ramón
M Simpson
