Texas takes charge of world's most powerful telescope

Texas takes charge of world's most powerful telescope

The University of Texas at Austin's Daniel T. Jaffe has been appointed as the new president of the Giant Magellan Telescope project, which is under construction in Chile's Atacama Desert and is expected to bring economic benefits to the state.

UT Astronomer Appointed President of Organization Building World’s Most Powerful Telescope

GMTO Corporation — the international consortium building the world’s most powerful telescope, the Giant Magellan — today announced it has appointed The University of Texas at Austin’s Daniel T. Jaffe as president. He is one of two UT astronomers recently named to key leadership positions. Taft Armandroff, director of the McDonald Observatory, was elected in November to chair the GMTO board of director. The appointments come at a pivotal time, as…