The DASCH scanning project is the work of literally hundreds of people over multiple decades. Out of the many people who have devoted their time and energy to the project, the essential contributions of a few deserve special recognition:
| Prof. Jonathan (Josh) Grindlay | Founder, NSF Principal Investigator |
| Bob Simcoe | Scanner Hardware |
| Edward Los | Scanner Software |
| Lindsay Smith Zrull | Plate Stacks Curator |
| Alison Doane | Plate Stacks Curator |
2023 Operations Team
The following people, listed alphabetically by family name, are currently involved in bringing the DASCH project to completion.
| Elijah Berk-Silverman | Curatorial Assistant |
| Lisa Bravata | Assistant Curator |
| Autumn Brown | Curatorial Assistant |
| Thom Burns | Plate Stacks Curator |
| Claire Chandler | Curatorial Assistant |
| Elizabeth Coquillette | Curatorial Assistant |
| Ricardo DeLima | Research Software Engineer |
| Katie Frey | Interim Head Librarian |
| Prof. Jonathan (Josh) Grindlay | Robert Treat Paine Professor of Practical Astronomy |
| Sam Imperato | Curatorial Assistant |
| Kevin Jean-Poix | Curatorial Assistant |
| Samantha Joyce | Curatorial Assistant |
| Amy Kushlan | Curatorial Assistant |
| Adam Leibell-McLean | Curatorial Assistant |
| Victoria Lento | Curatorial Assistant |
| Kayleigh MacDonald | Curatorial Assistant |
| Julia McGehean | Curatorial Assistant |
| Samantha Notick | Curatorial Assistant |
| Meta Partenheimer | Curatorial Assistant |
| Purvang Patel | HCO Executive Director |
| Ben Sabath | Research Software Engineer |
| Gav Spano | Curatorial Assistant |
| Peter K. G. Williams | Astronomer |
Everyone, Alphabetically
| Hannah Alpert | HCO 2012 Summer Assistant |
| Olivia Ambo | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| Marie Anand | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| Hannah Arabadjis | HCO 2014 Summer Intern |
| Nicolette Archambault | Flood Recovery |
| Adrián Arteaga | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| Adam Atanas | Software |
| Jeremy Atkins | Plate Preparation |
| Bob Babcock | Software |
| Nick Bealo | 2013 Summer Intern |
| Bruce Berger | Software |
| Elijah Berk-Silverman | Curatorial Assistant |
| Ted Blank | Logbook Transcription |
| John Blomquist | Machinist |
| Heather Borrebach | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| Daina Bouquin | Library Liaison |
| Lisa Bravata | Assistant Curator |
| Autumn Brown | Curatorial Assistant |
| Kala Brzezinski | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| Bryan Brzycki | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| Ellery Buntell | 2013 Summer Intern |
| Thom Burns | Plate Stacks Curator |
| Helena Buschermohl | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| Tom Calderwood | Software |
| Anne Callahan | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| Ally Campbell | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| Kent Chan | HCO 2013 Summer Assistant |
| Klaire Chandler | Curatorial Assistant |
| Preetham Chippada | 2012 Summer Intern |
| Timothy Chung | HCO 2013 Summer Assistant |
| Brian Claus | HCO 2011 Summer Assistant |
| Jamison Cloud | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| Siena Conti | Flood Recovery |
| Anna Coppelman | Flood Recovery |
| Elizabeth Coquillette | Curatorial Assistant |
| Ryan Cornelius | HCO 2014 Summer Intern |
| Casper Dehnavi | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| Matthew De La Ossa | Engineer |
| Ricardo DeLima | Research Software Engineer |
| Alison Doane | Plate Stacks Curator |
| Peter Doherty | Engineering Consultation |
| Helen Driscoll | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| Karen Droz | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| Kate Edrington | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| Sandy El Moghazi | HCO 2013 Summer Assistant |
| Omar El Nahas | HCO 2014 Summer Intern |
| Dan Fabricant | Engineering Consultation |
| Eve Fairbanks | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| James Falese | HCO 2012-2014 Summer Intern |
| Andrew Flesher | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| Monika Frerk | Plate Preparation |
| Katie Frey | Library Liaison |
| Henri Garrison-Desany | HCO 2014 Summer Assistant |
| Melanie Gibson | Logbook Transcription |
| Vitor Gonzagade Freitas | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| Carlos Gonzalez | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| Matthew Gordon | Student Volunteer |
| Chase Green | Software |
| Prof. Jonathan (Josh) Grindlay | Founder, NSF Principal Investigator |
| Monica Haberny | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| Joan Hagler | Plate Scanning |
| Julia Hardy | Plate Scanning |
| Carl Heinrich | Plate Scanning |
| Brigid Hogan | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| Melena Hogan | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| Jeffrey Holman | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| Bianca Homberg | Student Programmer |
| Steve Homberg | Student Programmer |
| Ramy Imam | Lab Assistant/Engineer |
| Sam Imperato | Curatorial Assistant |
| Sarah Insalaco | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| Nicholas James | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| Kevin Jean-Poix | Curatorial Assistant |
| Grace Johnson-DeBaufre | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| Elaine Joubert | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| Samantha Joyce | Curatorial Assistant |
| Ray Kenison | Plate Scanning |
| Lauren Klotzman | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| Amy Kushlan | Curatorial Assistant |
| Shahd Labib | HCO 2014 Summer Assistant |
| Denia Lara | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| Sarah Lavallee | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| Silas Laycock | Photometry |
| Adam Leibell-McLean | Curatorial Assistant |
| Victoria Lento | Curatorial Assistant |
| John Leonelli | Plate Scanning |
| Philip Levine | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| Holly Leung | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| Edward Los | Scanner Software |
| Tony Lowe | Hardware |
| Kayleigh MacDonald | Curatorial Assistant |
| Esteniol Maitre | 2012 Summer Intern |
| Julia McGehean | Curatorial Assistant |
| Tracy McGinnis | HCO - Assistant Curator |
| Chris Merchantz | HCO 2014 Summer Assistant |
| John Messier | Cabinet maker |
| Ashley Miller | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| George Miller | Graduate Student - Transient Search |
| Christopher H. Nagle | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| Samantha Notick | Curatorial Assistant |
| Robert O'Day | Plate Scanning |
| Jim Ostiguy | Logbook Transcription Processing |
| Nathan Pak | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| Meta Partenheimer | Curatorial Assistant |
| Purvang Patel | HCO Executive Office Liaison |
| Jaime Pepper | HCO - Assistant Curator |
| Hallie Pimperl | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| Fiona Power Ozyurt | curatorial intern |
| Thomas Rhines | HCO 2013/2014/2015 Summer Intern |
| Alexander Richards | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| Bill Robinson | Software |
| Ellen Rullo | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| Jaimie Ryan | HCO 2012 Summer Assistant |
| Ben Sabath | Research Software Engineer |
| Emma Santelmann | HCO 2014 Summer Assistant |
| Mathieu Servillat | Photometry |
| Hannah Sharafian | Plate Preparation and scanning |
| Michael Shaw | 2006 Summer Intern |
| Bob Simcoe | Scanner Hardware |
| Steve Siok | Plate Scanning |
| Alan Sliski | Consultant |
| David Sliski | Assistant Curator |
| Jacob Slutsky | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| Lindsay Smith Zrull | Plate Stacks Curator |
| Gav Spano | Curatorial Assistant |
| Charles Steinhardt | Graduate Student - Database |
| Lora Stoianova | Assistant Curator |
| Caitlin Stone | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| Sumin Tang | Photometry |
| Dylan Teague | HCO 2013 Summer Assistant |
| Richard Teague | Software |
| Mollie Tobin | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| William Toomey | Plate Scanning |
| Alisia True | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| Phyllis Van Dyne | Plate Preparation |
| Ava Violich | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| Sarah Ward | HCO 2014 Summer Assistant |
| Bill Weir | WPI - Machinist |
| Tyreke White | HCO 2012 Summer Assistant |
| Peter K. G. Williams | 2023 Operations Lead |
| Caroline Wolinsky | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| Samantha Wright | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| Holly Yates | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| Matthew Young | Plate Preparation and Scanning |
| Emily Zhang | HCO 2011 Summer Assistant |
We appreciate the efforts of the logbook transcribers at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, the Astronomical League, the Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, and through the Smithsonian Transcription Center. The AMNH effort is led by Dr. Michael Shara, Curator, Dept. of Astrophysics, Christine Davis and formerly by Holly Barton. Their team includes the following volunteers: Dave Krystel, Frank Piscitelli, Jane Wolff, Joseph Doherty, Michael Hamburg, Trudy Reitz, and Veronika Lea Kelly . Past contributors are Andrew Epstein, Aryeh Baruch, Barry Chin, Ian McManus, Kenneth Cunningham, Larry Furtsch, Lika Levi, Malcolm McLain, Michael Groysman, Michael Yohe, Nicole Steadman, Peter Lachman, Peter Marsh, Steve Goscinski, and Valerie Thaler.
The top contributors via the Smithsonian Transcription Center website include Mark Phillips, Russell Martin, Dana Boomer, Cindy Wano, Michelle Marshall, Patricia Cox, Mario Marani, Meghan Ferriter, Al Lamperti, Erin Trakel, Angela Reeves, Siobhan Leachman, and a number of anonymous individuals.
Participants from the Astronomical League are Albert Lamperti, Jerry Koenig, Jonathan Wheeler, Jon Wheeler , Mike Hotka, Grady Boyce, Anthony Cao, and Kris Huntler; and from the Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, Nina Craven.
2021
Photomosaic of the 2021 DASCH team, created by Helen Driscoll. Alphabetically: Olivia Ambo, Lisa Bravata, Thom Burns, Elizabeth Coquillette, Helen Driscoll, Chase Green, Josh Grindlay, Sarah Insalaco, Sarah Lavallee, Ed Los, Meta Partenheimer, Hallie Pimperl, Bob Simcoe, Lindsay Smith Zrull, and Sami Wright.
2019
The DASCH team as of May 2019. Left image, top row:
Melena Hogan, Sarah Lavallee, Grace Johnson-DeBoufre. Bottom
row: Josh Grindlay, Lindsay Smith Zrull, Anne Callahan, Jamison
Cloud. Center image: Lindsay Smith Zrull, Meta Partenheimer,
Mollie Tobin, Thom Burns, Anne Callahan, Lauren Klotzman. Right
image, top row: Ed Los, Matthew De La Ossa, Bob Simcoe, Ray
Kenison. Bottom row: Olivia Ambo, Katie Frey, Steve Siok,
Jamison Cloud. Not pictured: Alisia True, Caroline Wolinsky,
Chase Green, and Helen Driscoll.
Celebration of the 350,000th scanned plate on May 30, 2019.
Left image: Helen Driscoll, Anne Callahan, Olivia Ambo, Melena
Hogan. Right image: Left to Right: Helen Driscoll, Olivia Ambo,
Ed Los, Jamison Cloud, and Melena Hogan.
2018
DASCH team, May 2018. Rooftop Image: Josh Grindlay, Ed Los, Bob Simcoe, Anna Coppelman, Melena Hogan, Tony Lowe, Lindsay Smith Zrull, Anne Callahan, Ray Kenison, Jamison Cloud, Mollie Tobin, Steve Siok and Kala Brzezinski. Image in Stacks: Back row: Tony Lowe, Melena Hogan, Lauren Klotzman, Grace Johnson-DeBaufre, Sarah Lavalee. Front row: Anne Callahan, Monica Haberny, Fiona Powers Ozyurt. Image at Clark Refractor: Olivia Ambo and Alisia True Not pictured: Denia Lara, Chase Green.
Celebration of the 300,000th scanned plate on October 24, 2018. Left image: Helen Driscoll preparing to scan the 300,000th plate. Right image, left to right: Lindsay Smith Zrull, Anne Callahan, Grace Johnson-DeBaufre, and Helen Driscoll. Picture by Lindsay Smith Zrull.
2017
DASCH team, May 2017. Left Image: Bottom to top. Stairway rail: Steve Siok, Mollie Tobin, Anne Callahan, Holly Leung, Phil Levine. Center of stairway: Josh Grindlay, Ally Campbell,Lindsay Smith Zrull, Tony Lowe. Stairway wall: Chase Green, Nicolette Archambault, Ray Kenison, Jamison Cloud, and Edward Los. Right Image: Left to right: Sarah Lavallee, Ellen Rullo, Karen Droz, Jacob Slutsky and Anna Coppelman. Not pictured: Alisia True, Heather Borrebach, Anna Coppelman, Sienna Conti, and Bob Simcoe.
Celebration of the 200,000th scanned plate on September 7, 2017. Left to Right: Jacob Slutsky, Jamison Cloud, Mollie Tobin, Anne Callahan. Picture by Lindsay Smith Zrull.
2016
DASCH team, August 2016. Left to right: Front row: Lindsay Smith, and Marie Anand; rear rows: Richard Teague, Robert Simcoe, Ray Kennison, Steve Siok, Jeffrey Holman, Josh Grindlay, Edward Los, and Christopher H. Nagle.
2015
DASCH scanning team, September 2015. Left to right: Front row: Rami El Adli, Lindsay Smith, Alison Doane, Steve Siok, Robert Simcoe; rear row: Adrián Arteaga, Ray Kennison, Jeffrey Holman, Edward Los and Christopher H. Nagle.
Celebration of the 100,000th scanned plate on April 7, 2015. Left image: Ramy Imam and Lindsay Smith preparing to scan the the 100,000th plate. Right image, front row: Josh Grindlay, Robert Simcoe, Lindsay Smith, Alison Doane; rear row: Ramy Imam, Edward Los, Jessica Mink.
2014
DASCH team gathering, July 2014. Left to right: Robert Simcoe, Edward Los, Ellie Simcoe, Josh Grindlay, Alison Doane, Rami El Adli, Sarah Ward, Chris Merchantz, Shahd Labib, Emma Santelmann, Richard Teague, Lindsay Smith, George Miller, Lora Stoianova, Thomas Rhines, Ray Kennison, David Sliski, and Alan Sliski. Not shown: Steve Siok, Nathan Pak, Jeffrey Holman, Timothy Chung, Henri Garrison-Desany, Ryan Cornelius, James P Falese, Hannah Arabadjis, and Jim Ostiguy.
2013
DASCH team gathering, July 2013. Top row, left to right: Ellie Simcoe, Robert Simcoe, Edward Los, Josh Grindlay, George Miller, Alan Sliski, Ellery Buntell, and David Sliski. Bottom row: Thomas Rhines, Rami El Adli, Kent Chan, Jamie Pepper, and Sandy El Moghazi. Not shown: Tim Chung, James Falese, and Nick Bealo.
2012
The DASCH 2012 summer staff for prepared and scanned over 9,000 plates from June 1 to September 1. Top row: Esteniol Maitre, Ramy El Adli, and Jaimie Ryan. Middle row: Hannah Alpert and Tyreke White. Bottom row: Alison Doane, Jaime Pepper and David Sliski. Not shown: James Falese, Preetham Chippada, and Joan Hagler.
2011
DASCH team meeting in December, 2011. Standing, left to right: Josh Grindlay, Mathieu Servillat, Steve Siok. Seated: Jim Ostiguy, David Sliski, Ray Kennison, Jamie Pepper, Alison Doane, Bob Simcoe, Edward Los, and Sumin Tang.