Address

UKIRT Observatory, Institute for Astronomy
640 N. A’ohoku Place
University Park
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
U.S.A.
Telephone: +1 (808) 932-2397,  932-2300
Fax: +1 (808) 933-0737

Directions

Direction from Hilo Airport to IFA and UKIRT Office
Direction from Hilo Airport to Banyan Drive Hotels
Direction from Kona Airport to UKIRT Office
Directions from Kona Airport to Ali’i Drive
Directions from Kona Airport to Hale Pohaku

Maps

Map of Hilo
Map of Kona
Island of Hawaii
Hale Pohaku
Maunakea Summit

General inquiries
For general questions about UKIRT, please email Tom Kerr, Watson Varricatt

Principal contacts
If you need information in a specific area but you are not sure who to contact, try these people first:

Area of Inquiry	Contact Person
Principal Investigator	David Lonborg
Director of Technical Operations	Tom Kerr
Head of Science Operations	Watson Varricatt
Administration
Hotels/Flights/Car rentals
Telescope scheduling	Tom Kerr, Watson Varricatt
Telescope performance	Tom Kerr, Watson Varricatt
UIST Imaging	Watson Varricatt
UIST Spectroscopy (& IFU)	Watson Varricatt
WFCAM	Watson Varricatt
UFTI (& FP)	Watson Varricatt
CGS4/Michelle	Tom Kerr
UKIDSS and UHS	Watson Varricatt
Polarimetry	Tom Kerr
Service Observing	Tom Kerr
Newsletter	Tom Kerr
Future Instrumentation	Tom Kerr

Complete list of UKIRT staff

Names of all UKIRT staff members are listed alphabetically below. UKIRT Email addresses are all in the form (initial.name@ukirt.hawaii.edu). Links are provided to staff members’ personal web pages.

All Staff (Alphabetical)

George Aukon
Ivan Hamilton
Thomas Johnson
Tom Kerr
David Lonborg
Michael Pohlen
Jessica Stasik
Alexander Thompson
Watson Varricatt