Who's Who in the Pierre Auger Collaboration

Spokespersons (more information)

• Antonella Castellina (Spokesperson – Torino)
• Markus Roth (Co-Spokesperson – Karlsruhe)

Previous Spokespersons (more information)

• Ralph Engel (Former Spokesperson – Karlsruhe)
• Karl-Heinz Kampert (Former Spokesperson – Wuppertal)
• Giorgio Matthiae (Former Spokesperson - Rome)
• Johannes Blümer (Former Co-Spokesperson – Karlsruhe)
• Antonio Bueno (Former Co-Spokesperson – Granada)
• Jim Matthews (Former Co-Spokesperson – Louisiana State U)
• Paul Sommers (Former Co-Spokesperson – PSU)
• James W. Cronin (Emeritus – University of Chicago, deceased 25. Aug. 2016)
• Alan A. Watson (Emeritus – University of Leeds)

Project Managers

• Ingo Allekotte (Project Manager – Bariloche)
• Patrick Stassi (Deputy Project Manager – Grenoble)

Former Project Managers

• Paul Mantsch (Former Project Manager – Fermilab)
• Jonny Kleinfeller (Former Project Manager – Malargüe)
• Carlos Hojvat (Former Deputy Project Manager – Fermilab)

Project Management Team (KIT)

• Anna Friedrich (Project Secretary)
• Bianca Keilhauer (Cost and Schedule Officer)
• Matthias Kleifges (Technical Engineer & Health, Safety and Environment)
• Beatrix von Puttkamer (Webmaster)
• Claudia Schäfer (Admin)

Collaboration Board

• Federico Sánchez (Chair – Buenos Aires)
• Julian Rautenberg (Co-Chair – Wuppertal)

Ex-officio members include Auger Spokespersons, CB Chairperson and Co-Chairperson, Project Managers, Site Managers and Site Spokespersons, and Task Leaders.

Science and Performance Coordinators

• Denise Boncioli, Lorenzo Cazon (Science Coordinators)
• Darko Veberič, Franceso Salamida, Jörg Hörandel, Federico Sanchez (Detector Performance Coordinators)

Science and Performance Task Leaders

Science Analysis

• Cosmic Ray Phenomenology
  E. Roulet, A. di Matteo
• Multimessenger
  K.-H. Kampert, E. Zas
• Neutral Particles
  J. Alvarez-Muñiz, M. Niechciol
• Cosmo-geophysics
  R. Colalillo, R. Mussa

Science Pillars

• Energy Spectrum
  D. Ravignani, F. Riehn
• Mass Composition
  E. Mayotte, A. Yushkov
• Arrival Directions
  L. Caccianiga, G. Golup
• Air Shower Physics
  R. Conceicao, J. Vicha

Science Tools

• Shower Simulations
  G. Isar, E. Santos
• Software Framework
  L. Nellen, M. Gottowik
• Machine Learning
  J. Glombitza, S. Hahn

Analysis Foundations

• D. Schmidt, V. Verzi, T. Huege, J. M. Figueira

Detector Foundations

• Calibration
  B. Pont, G. Salina, B. Andrada, R. Sarmento
• Atmospheric Conditions
  B. Keilhauer, L. Valore
• Triggers and UUB Commissioning
  D. Nitz, M. Schimassek, T. Suomijarvi
• Monitoring and Long Term Performance
  C. Bonifazi, F. Gollon, J. Rautenberg

Auger as a test environment

• I. Maris, S. Mayotte

Site Spokesperson

• Alberto Etchegoyen (CNEA)

Site Manager

• Gualberto Ávila (CNEA)

Site Staff

• Ricardo Sato (Science Operations Coordinator – SD)
• Fabián Gobbi (SD)
• Miguel Salvadores (SD)
• Juan Pablo Gongora (SD)
• Mauro Gajardo (SD)
• Oscar Sáez (SD)
• Raúl Vidal (SD)
• Pedro Barraza (SD)
• Sebastián Villar (SD)
• Yosel Balibrea (FD Operations)
• Jorge Rodriguez (FD)
• Primo Vitale (FD)
• Leandro Gomez (FD)
• Rosa Inés Pacheco (Secretary of Management)
• Yamila Giménez (Accounting)
• Elías Millán (Databases)
• Rubén Squartini (Computer Systems Administrator)
• Yan Carlos Guerra (Computing Systems and CDAS Administration)
• Juan Pablo Behler (Computer Systems Administrator)
• Jesica Velazquez (Computing and Maintenance)
• Ricardo Pérez (Building and Grounds Manager)
• Mario Rodríguez (Mechanical Technician)
• Javier Salinas (Mechanical Technician)
• Alexis Rodríguez (Maintenance and Night Watcher)
• Ivan Munoz (Maintenance and Night Watcher)
• Jose Rojas (Maintenance and Night Watcher)
• Jorge Alcalde (Maintenance and Night Watcher)
• Juan Blanco (Maintenance and Night Watcher)
• Dario Villalovos (Infrastructure Maintenance)
• José Escalona (Environment, Health and Safety)
• Marcos Cerda (AERA/RD)
• José María Ferrada (AERA/RD)
• Carlos Gómez (AERA/RD)
• Neiber Castro (AERA/RD)
• Brisa Sáez (AERA/RD)
• Bruno Molina (AERA/RD)
• Matias Parasecoli (AERA/RD)
• Ezequiel Muñoz (AERA/RD)
• Danilo Espinoza (AERA/RD)
• Aldana López (AERA/RD)
• Nicolás Leal (AMIGA/UMD)
• Gustavo Rios (AMIGA/UMD)
• Gabriel Morales (AMIGA/UMD)
• Agustin Morales (AMIGA/UMD)
• Luciana Torres (AMIGA/UMD)
• Maximiliano Maciel (AMIGA/UMD)
• Nicolás Sepúlveda (AMIGA/UMD)
• Andrés Travaini (SDE Maintenance and Upgrade)
• Gabriel Diaz (SDE Upgrade)
• Matias Rojas (SDE Upgrade)
• Agustina Gónzalez (Outreach)
• Ivana Arroyo (Outreach)
• Tania Dominguez (Outreach)
• Marcela Cogo (Outreach)
• Isabel Farías (Cleaning Service)
• Marta Gonzalez (Cleaning Service)
• Gladys Prieto (Cleaning Service)

Tasks & Sub-Tasks

• Fluorescence Detector
  Hermann-Josef Mathes (Task Leader – Karlsruhe)
  Martina Boháčová (Co-Task Leader – Prague)
  
  

  Sub-Tasks FD:

  • Mirrors and Related Optics
    Petr Schovánek (Olomouc)
  • Camera
    Valerio Verzi (Rome)
  • Atmospheric Monitoring
    Lawrence Wiencke (Mines)
    Bianca Keilhauer (Karlsruhe)
• Fluorescence Detector Electronics
  Matthias Kleifges (Task Leader – Karlsruhe)
  
  

  Sub-Task FDE:

  • HV and LV power supply for FD
    Rossella Caruso (Catania)
• Surface Detector Systems
  Peter Mazur (Task Leader – Fermilab)
  Fred Sarazin (Co-Task Leader – Mines)
• Surface Detector Electronics
  Tiina Suomijarvi (Task Leader – Orsay)
  Dave Nitz (Co-Task Leader – Michigan Tech)
• Surface Scintillation Detector
  Daniele Martello (Task Leader – Lecce)
• Communications
  Corbin Covault (Task Leader – Case Western)
  Dave Nitz (Co-Task Leader – Michigan Tech)
  
  • Surface Detector Communications Antenna Systems
  • Wireless LAN Network
  • Backbone Network
  • Antennae, Propagation
  • Mechanical Integration Liaison
  • Wide Area Networks
  • Local Area Network
• Central Data Acquisition System
  David Schmidt (Task Leader – Karlsruhe)
• Monitoring
  Julian Rautenberg (Task Leader – Wuppertal)
• Data Processing and Analysis
  Lukas Nellen (Task Leader - UNAM)
  Marvin Gottowik (Co-Task Leader – Karlsruhe)
• AMIGA/UMD (Auger Muons and Infill for the Ground Array)
  Federico Sánchez (Task Leader – ITeDA)
  Nicolás Leal (Co-Task Leader – ITeDA)
  
  

  Sub-Tasks AMIGA/UMD:

  • Assembly and Deployment (Nicolás Leal - ITeDA)
  • Electronics and Comms (Alan Fuster - ITeDA)
  • Data Integration and Monitoring (Adrian Sedoski - ITeDA)
• Education – Outreach
  Beatriz García (Task Leader – ITeDA)
  Karen Salome Caballero Mora (Co-Task Leader – Chiapas)
• AERA/RD
  Jörg Hörandel (Task Leader – IMAPP)
  Tim Huege (Co-Task Leader – Karlsruhe)
• Data Release Task
  Viviana Scherini (Task Leader – Lecce)

Committees

• Publication Committee
  Ioana Maris – Chair
  Roger Clay
  Bruce Dawson
  Carola Dobrigkeit
  Silvia Mollerach
  Laura Valore
• Conference Committee
  Markus Risse – Chair
  Carla Bonifazi
  Ugo Giaccari
  Eva Santos

Last updated September 19, 2024