Isaac Newton Institute
 [Image]                 of Chile in Estern Europe and Eurasia


     Main page     The Isaac Newton Institute (Instituto Isaac
                   Newton) for astronomical research (INI) was
   Short history   founded in 1978 by Gonzalo Alcaino. The main
                   office is located in the eastern outskirts of
       Staff       Santiago (Chile). Since 1992, it has expanded
                   into several countries of the former Soviet Union
    Publications   in Eastern Europe and Eurasia.

                   As for the year 2002 the Institute is composed of
                   14 Branches in 9 countries (see figure). These
                   are: Armenia (19), Bulgaria (28), Crimea (27),
                   Kazakhstan (17), Kiev (11), Moscow (15),
                   Odessa (34), St.Petersburg (24), Poland (13),
                   Pushchino (18) *, Special Astrophysical
                   Observatory (41), Tajikistan (8),
                   Uzbekistan (19), and Yugoslavia (21). The
                   quantities in parentheses give the number of
                   scientific staff members, the grand total of
                   which is 295 members.

                   Besides the above named Branches, the Chilean
                   staff of the Isaac Newton Institute is involved
                   in collaboration with astronomers of the
                   Observatory of Rome in several research projects
                   using data secured from telescopes in Chile. The
                   staff of the Isaac Newton Institute in Chile is
                   composed of Gonzalo Alcaino, the Director and
                   President of the Corporation, William Liller,
                   Senior Research Astronomer, Franklin Alvarado,
                   Research Associate, and Marcela Rodriguez is the
                   acting secretary.

                   * Some additional information can be found on the
                   site of the Pushchino Scientific Centre.


INSTITUTO ISAAC
NEWTON
Casilla 8-9,
Correo 9,
Santiago, Chile
e-Mail:
inewton@terra.cl

                     Contact address in Pushchino: malov@prao.psn.ru
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