METIS

METIS is a collaboration of five European astronomy organisations and co-Investigators:

• NOVA, Dutch research school for astronomy (representing Leiden Observatory and Astron): Bernhard Brandl (PI)
• UK Astronomy Technology Centre in Edinburgh, UK: Alistair Glasse
• Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg, Germany: Rainer Lenzen (Instrument Scientist)
• Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Leuven, Belgium: Joris Blommaert
• CEA Saclay in Paris, France: Eric Pantin
• ETH Zurich in Zurich, Switserland: Michael Meyer

Other key project personnel are Frank Molster, Leiden University (Project Manager) and Lars Venema, Astron (Project Engineer). The science team supporting the project consists of:

• Prof. Ewine van Dishoeck (Leiden)
• Dr. Paul van der Werf (Leiden)
• Dr. Wolfgang Brandner (MPIA)
• Prof. Thomas Henning (MPIA)
• Prof. Pierre-Olivier Lagage (CEA Saclay)
• Prof. Michele Cirasuolo (UK ATC)
• Dr. Toby Moore (Liverpool John Moores)
• Prof. Maarten Baes (RU Gent)
• Prof. Christoffel Waelkens (KU Leuven)
• Dr. Hermann Böhnhardt (MPS)
• Dr. Ulli Käufl (ESO)