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GMTO Corporation
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The Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) Project is a collaboration of major US and international educational and research institutions constructing a next-generation extremely large optical/infrared telescope for scientific astronomical research. GMT will have a segmented primary mirror 25 meters in diameter and will be located in the Andean mountains at Las Campanas Peak in Chile. The telescope is being designed with adaptive optics and an advanced suite of instruments to support a diverse program of key scientific investigations. The project is entering the formal construction phase with scientific operations expected to begin in 2021-2022.
The GMT members include Carnegie Institution for Science, Harvard University, Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, Smithsonian Institution, University of Arizona, The University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M University, Astronomy Australia Limited, The University of Chicago, the Australian National University and the São Paulo Research Foundation – FAPESP. The project office is located in Pasadena, California.
The GMT Project is looking for highly-motivated and qualified individuals to work on this world-class facility.
For more information, please visit our website: http://www.gmto.org/