#  The DASCH Team Members 

 



 [   ![Photo-collage of 15 people that worked at the Harvard Plate Stacks](https://platestacks.cfa.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum2761/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/2026-09/team2021.jpg?itok=AHIfrvDB) 

  &lt;div class="hwp-media-gallery--caption-content"&gt;&lt;p class="hwp-media-gallery--item\_\_title"&gt;2021&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="hwp-text-block"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Photomosaic of the 2021 DASCH team, created by Helen Driscoll. &lt;em&gt;Alphabetically:&lt;/em&gt; Olivia Ambo, Lisa Bravata, Thom Burns, Elizabeth Coquillette, Helen Driscoll, Chase Green, Josh Grindlay, Sarah Insalaco, Sarah Lavallee, Ed Los, Meta Partenheimer, Hallie Pimp&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   

 ](https://platestacks.cfa.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum2761/files/2026-09/team2021.jpg) 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 Pimp

 

 



 [   ![A collage of photographs of people working at the Harvard Plate Stacks](https://platestacks.cfa.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum2761/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/2026-09/2020%20Team%20Photo_Final.png?itok=__LhRl4P) 

  &lt;div class="hwp-media-gallery--caption-content"&gt;&lt;p class="hwp-media-gallery--item\_\_title"&gt;2020&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="hwp-text-block"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thom Burns, Meta Partenheimer, Helen Driscoll, Eve Fairbanks, Hallie Pimperl, Josh Drindlay, Ed Los, Lindsay Smith Zrull, Sarah Lavallee, Elaine Joubert, Bob Simcoe, Olivia Ambo, Caitlin Stone, Sami Wright.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   

 ](https://platestacks.cfa.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum2761/files/2026-09/2020%20Team%20Photo_Final.png) 2020

Thom Burns, Meta Partenheimer, Helen Driscoll, Eve Fairbanks, Hallie Pimperl, Josh Drindlay, Ed Los, Lindsay Smith Zrull, Sarah Lavallee, Elaine Joubert, Bob Simcoe, Olivia Ambo, Caitlin Stone, Sami Wright.

 

 



 [   ![Group of eight people standing in front of a door](https://platestacks.cfa.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum2761/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/2026-09/DASCH%202019_Ed%20Matt%20Bob%20Ray%20Olivia%20Katie%20Steve%20Jamison.jpg?itok=TX_Pt_LP) 

  &lt;div class="hwp-media-gallery--caption-content"&gt;&lt;p class="hwp-media-gallery--item\_\_title"&gt;2019&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="hwp-text-block"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Top row:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt; Ed Los, Matthew De La Ossa, Bob Simcoe, Ray Kenison. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bottom row:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt; Olivia Ambo, Katie Frey, Steve Siok, Jamison Cloud.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   

 ](https://platestacks.cfa.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum2761/files/2026-09/DASCH%202019_Ed%20Matt%20Bob%20Ray%20Olivia%20Katie%20Steve%20Jamison.jpg) 2019

*Top row:* Ed Los, Matthew De La Ossa, Bob Simcoe, Ray Kenison. *Bottom row:* Olivia Ambo, Katie Frey, Steve Siok, Jamison Cloud.

 

 



 [   ![Seven people posing for a picture in front of a white door.](https://platestacks.cfa.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum2761/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/2026-09/DASCH%202019_Josh%20Melena%20Sarah%20Grace%20Lindsay%20Anne%20and%20Jamison.jpg?itok=0lbHpLQi) 

  &lt;div class="hwp-media-gallery--caption-content"&gt;&lt;p class="hwp-media-gallery--item\_\_title"&gt;2019&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="hwp-text-block"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Top row:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt; Melena Hogan, Sarah Lavallee, Grace Johnson-DeBoufre. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bottom row:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt; Josh Grindlay, Lindsay Smith Zrull, Anne Callahan, Jamison Cloud.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   

 ](https://platestacks.cfa.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum2761/files/2026-09/DASCH%202019_Josh%20Melena%20Sarah%20Grace%20Lindsay%20Anne%20and%20Jamison.jpg) 2019

*Top row:* Melena Hogan, Sarah Lavallee, Grace Johnson-DeBoufre. *Bottom row:* Josh Grindlay, Lindsay Smith Zrull, Anne Callahan, Jamison Cloud.

 

 



 [   ![Six people posing for a picture holding various globes](https://platestacks.cfa.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum2761/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/2026-09/DASCH%202019_Lindsay%20Meta%20Mollie%20Thom%20Anne%20Lauren.jpg?itok=AYaCNTbm) 

  &lt;div class="hwp-media-gallery--caption-content"&gt;&lt;p class="hwp-media-gallery--item\_\_title"&gt;2019&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="hwp-text-block"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Lindsay Smith Zrull, Meta Partenheimer, Mollie Tobin, Thom Burns, Anne Callahan, Lauren Klotzman.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   

 ](https://platestacks.cfa.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum2761/files/2026-09/DASCH%202019_Lindsay%20Meta%20Mollie%20Thom%20Anne%20Lauren.jpg) 2019

Lindsay Smith Zrull, Meta Partenheimer, Mollie Tobin, Thom Burns, Anne Callahan, Lauren Klotzman.

 

 



 [   ![A group of eight people standing in front of a cabinet inside the Harvard Plate Stacks](https://platestacks.cfa.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum2761/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/2026-09/Team%20Photo%20Spring%202018_6.jpg?itok=RPUpcz6D) 

  &lt;div class="hwp-media-gallery--caption-content"&gt;&lt;p class="hwp-media-gallery--item\_\_title"&gt;2018&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="hwp-text-block"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Back row: Tony Lowe, Melena Hogan, Lauren Klotzman, Grace Johnson-DeBaufre, Sarah Lavalee. Front row: Anne Callahan, Monica Haberny, Fiona Powers Ozyurt.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   

 ](https://platestacks.cfa.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum2761/files/2026-09/Team%20Photo%20Spring%202018_6.jpg) 2018

Back row: Tony Lowe, Melena Hogan, Lauren Klotzman, Grace Johnson-DeBaufre, Sarah Lavalee. Front row: Anne Callahan, Monica Haberny, Fiona Powers Ozyurt.

 

 



 [   ![A group of thirteen people standing on the roof of the observatory for a picture in front of the dome of a telescope](https://platestacks.cfa.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum2761/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/2026-09/2018%20Team%20Photo%20Spring%202018_1.jpg?itok=987Do0GW) 

  &lt;div class="hwp-media-gallery--caption-content"&gt;&lt;p class="hwp-media-gallery--item\_\_title"&gt;2018&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="hwp-text-block"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;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.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   

 ](https://platestacks.cfa.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum2761/files/2026-09/2018%20Team%20Photo%20Spring%202018_1.jpg) 2018

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.

 

 



 [   ![Two women stand with a large telescope for a picture](https://platestacks.cfa.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum2761/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/2026-09/Alisia%20True%20and%20Olivia%20Ambo%20DASCH%202018.jpg?itok=2xGUVVCc) 

  &lt;div class="hwp-media-gallery--caption-content"&gt;&lt;p class="hwp-media-gallery--item\_\_title"&gt;2018&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="hwp-text-block"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Olivia Ambo and Alisia True&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   

 ](https://platestacks.cfa.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum2761/files/2026-09/Alisia%20True%20and%20Olivia%20Ambo%20DASCH%202018.jpg) 2018

Olivia Ambo and Alisia True

 

 



 [   ![Four people standing in front of two plates ready to be scanned](https://platestacks.cfa.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum2761/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/2026-09/Celebration%20of%20the%20300%2C000th%20scanned%20plate%20on%20October%2024%2C%202018%20Lindsay%20Anne%20Grace%20Helen.jpg?itok=-c6EB_FE) 

  &lt;div class="hwp-media-gallery--caption-content"&gt;&lt;p class="hwp-media-gallery--item\_\_title"&gt;2018 — 300,000th Scan&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="hwp-text-block"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Celebration of the 300,000th scanned plate on October 24, 2018. &lt;span&gt;Lindsay Smith Zrull, Anne Callahan, Grace Johnson-DeBaufre, and Helen Driscoll.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   

 ](https://platestacks.cfa.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum2761/files/2026-09/Celebration%20of%20the%20300%2C000th%20scanned%20plate%20on%20October%2024%2C%202018%20Lindsay%20Anne%20Grace%20Helen.jpg) 2018 — 300,000th Scan

Celebration of the 300,000th scanned plate on October 24, 2018. Lindsay Smith Zrull, Anne Callahan, Grace Johnson-DeBaufre, and Helen Driscoll.

 

 



 [   ![People on stairs posing for a photo](https://platestacks.cfa.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum2761/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/2026-09/2017%20DASCH%20and%20Flood%20Teams%20May%202017.jpg?itok=fvli_tUL) 

  &lt;div class="hwp-media-gallery--caption-content"&gt;&lt;p class="hwp-media-gallery--item\_\_title"&gt;2017&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="hwp-text-block"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   

 ](https://platestacks.cfa.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum2761/files/2026-09/2017%20DASCH%20and%20Flood%20Teams%20May%202017.jpg) 2017

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

 

 



 

 



SortHannah 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







 

 

SortKayleigh 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







 

 

 

 

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