MRO staff and student participate in the 49ers M Mountain hike

Engineers Dr. Tom Coleman and Dr. Fernando Santoro

MRO student Erica Block

Instrument Scientist Dr. Colby Jurgenson

VIew of Socorro from M Mountain

MROI Program Manager Dr. Eric Bakker, Mechanical Engineer Dr. Fernando Santoro, Software Engineer Dr. Tom Coleman, Students Erica Block and Krista McCord, and Instrument Scientist Dr. Colby Jurgenson

Staff preparing to grill

Tour of the Beam Combining Facility

MRO’s Melanie Apodaca and Darell Brown prepare food for the BBQ

Staff preparing to grill

MRO Principal Investigator Dr. Van Romero giving a speech

Mechanical Engineer Andres Olivares and Dr. Dave Westpfahl enjoy the BBQ

Staff enjoying the BBQ

Tour of the Beam Combining Facility

MRO Interferomter Manager Dr. Eric Bakker and Program Director Charles Cormier arrive at the BBQ

MRO staff Alisa Shtromberg, Dr. Colby Jurgenson, and Dr. David Buscher engage in a conversation as they arrive

Staff enjoying the BBQ

Tour of the Beam Combining Facility

MRO Program Director Charles Cormier arrives at the BBQ

MRO Interferomter Manager Dr. Eric Bakker doing the honors in celebration of the Beam Combining Facility completion

Dr. Eileen Ryan of the 2.4-meter Telescope giving a live demo of the 2.4-meter Telescope via internet

MRO staff participate at the International Science & Engineering Failr in Albuquerque, NM

Dr. Eileen Ryan of the 2.4-meter Telescope giving a live demo of the 2.4-meter Telescope via internet

A live demo of the 2.4-meter Telescope via internet

Dr. Eileen Ryan of the 2.4-meter Telescope giving a live demo of the 2.4-meter Telescope via internet

MRO secretaries Melanie Apodaca and Lorraine Archuleta, 2.4-meter Telescope Director Dr. Eileen Ryan

Dr. Eileen Ryan of the 2.4-meter Telescope giving a live demo of the 2.4-meter Telescope via internet

Dr. Eileen Ryan of the 2.4-meter Telescope giving a live demo of the 2.4-meter Telescope via internet

MRO staff and other audience memebers watch as Dr. Eileen Ryan of the 2.4-meter Telescope gives a live demo of the 2.4-meter Telescope via internet