Editing Gemini Observatory (section)

== Directorship ==
The first director of Gemini was [[Matt Mountain]], who after holding the post for eleven years left in September 2005 to become director of the [[Space Telescope Science Institute]] (STScI). He was succeeded by Jean-René Roy, who served for nine months,<ref name=simons-announcement>{{cite web |url=http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=19074 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130202163735/http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=19074 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 2, 2013 |title=AURA and Gemini Observatory Announce New Director &#124; SpaceRef - Your Space Reference |publisher=SpaceRef |date=2006-02-20 |access-date=2013-11-15 }}</ref> after which time Doug Simons held the directorship from June 2006 to May 2011. He in turn was succeeded by an interim appointment of the then-retired Fred Chaffee, former director of [[W. M. Keck Observatory]]. Chaffee was succeeded in August 2012 by [[Markus Kissler-Patig]],<ref>{{cite web | title = AURA selects Kissler-Patig as new Gemini Observatory Director | url = http://www.gemini.edu/node/11801 | date = 2012-03-23 | access-date = 2012-03-24}}</ref> who held the post until June 2017. [[Laura Ferrarese]]<ref>{{cite web | title = Dr. Laura Ferrarese Appointed Interim Director of Gemini Observatory | url = http://www.gemini.edu/node/12669 | date = 2017-07-02 | access-date = 2012-03-24}}</ref> succeeded Kissler-Patig in July 2017 with an interim appointment. [[Jennifer Lotz]] took over as the directory on September 6, 2018, but left in 2024 to begin a 5 year appointment as Director of STScI. She was replaced by Scott Dahm as an interim director in January 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Announcements |url=https://www.gemini.edu/news/announcements/ann24002 |access-date=2024-07-17 |website=Gemini Observatory |language=en}}</ref>