Our Team
Br. Guy J. Consolmagno, S.J.
Rev. Gabriele Gionti, S.J.
Rev. Pavel Gabor, S.J.
Rev. Richard P. Boyle, S.J.
Rev. David A. Brown, S.J.
Rev. Christopher J. Corbally, S.J.
Rev. Richard A. D’Souza, S.J.
Rev. Matteo Galaverni
Rev. Robert Janusz, S.J.
Rev. Jean-Baptiste Kikwaya Eluo, S.J.
Rev. Giuseppe Koch, S.J.
Br. Robert J. Macke, S.J.
Rev. Alessandro Omizzolo
Br. Thomas Williams, S.J.
Adjunct Scholars
Adjunct Scholars are those whose fields of scientific or scholarly expertise complement the work done at the Specola. They are affiliated with the Specola, with access to the Specola’s facilities, while continuing to be supported by their own home institutions. Such scholars are appointed by the Director, with the approval of the President of the Governatorato of SCV or his delegate.
Associate Scholars and Technical Assistants
Associate Scholars are appointed at the discretion of the Director for young scientists separated from the Specola while they pursue studies or other work toward their religious or scientific formation.
Technical Assistants are qualified specialists whose expertise is donated to support the Specola’s work, for example to maintain its historical instruments and collections. The Director may, with the approval of the President of the Governatorato of SCV or his delegate, designate such volunteers who will have full access to the areas of their work.
Claudio Costa
Rev. Matteo Galaverni
Federico Balzoni
Antonio Coretti
Romano Reggio
Assunta Rodia
Gina Savinetti
Summer Franks
Michael Franz
Gary Gray
Chris Johnson
Paul Smith
Rev. Sabino Maffeo, S.J.
Rev. Sabino Maffeo, S.J. was the assistant to the director of the Vatican Observatory from 1985-2003 and continued working at the observatory as a historian and archivist until 2017, when he retired at the age of 95. He was born in Somma Vesuviana, Naples, Italy in 1922 and joined the Jesuits in 1937 at the age of 15. He earned a B.A. in philosophy and a B.A. in theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, and was ordained a priest in 1953…
Rev. George V. Coyne, S.J.
January 19, 1933 - February 11, 2020
Rev. George V. Coyne, S.J. was born on January 19, 1933 in Baltimore, MD, the third of nine children. He attended Catholic elementary schools and received a full scholarship to Jesuit-run Loyola Blakefield High School in Towson, MD.
Upon graduation in 1951 he entered the Jesuit novitiate at Wernersville, PA. During his first year of studies in Latin and Greek literature, he was instructed by a Jesuit priest who, in addition to having a Ph.D. in the classical languages, also had a M.S. in mathematics and an educated interest in astronomy; he noticed George’s interest in astronomy and encouraged him in the field.
George earned a B.S. in mathematics and licentiate in philosophy from Fordham University in 1958, a Ph.D. in astronomy in 1962 from Georgetown University, and finally the licentiate in sacred theology from Woodstock College in 1966, the year after his ordination…
Rev. William R. Stoeger, S.J.
October 5, 1943 - March 24, 2014
Rev. William R. Stoeger, S.J. was born in 1943 in Torrance, California and grew up in Redondo Beach, California. He was a staff scientist for the Vatican Observatory Research Group in Tucson, specializing in theoretical cosmology, high-energy astrophysics, and interdisciplinary studies relating to science, philosophy and theology…
Rev. Andrew Whitman, S.J.
February 28, 1926 - January 7, 2015
Rev. Andrew Whitman, S.J. was born in Detroit, MI, on February 28, 1926, into a very loving, Catholic family. But within a few years the Depression hit the motor city and everything collapsed — jobs, mortgage, etc. — and chaos reigned…
Rev. Pavel Gabor, S.J.
Tucson, AZ
Dr. Larry Lebofsky
Tucson, AZ
Ms. Katie Steinke
Pasadena, CA
Rev. Richard A. D’Souza, S.J.
Goa, India
Dr. Guy Di Spigno
Chicago, IL
James Renn
Anthem, AZ
Ms. Pamela Moore Snyder
Glendale, AZ
Rev. Justin Whittington, S.J.
Tucson, AZ
Mr. Christopher Kennedy
Mr. Robert Trembley
Clinton Township, MI
Mr. Christopher M. Graney
Mr. Roger Gamache
Holland, MI
Ms. Pamela Moore Snyder
Glendale, AZ
Katie Steinke
Mr. Richard J. Friedrich
Hewlett-Packard, San Jose, CA
Br. Guy J. Consolmagno, S.J.
Castel Gandolfo/Tucson, AZ
Br. Thomas Williams, S.J.
Tucson, AZ
Rev. Pavel Gabor, S.J.
Tucson, AZ
Rev. Christopher J. Corbally, S.J.
Tucson, AZ
Mr. Paul (Mickey) Pohl
Pittsburgh, PA
Mr. Roger Gamache
Holland, MI
Ms. Stacye DeJulius
New York, NY
Mr. Patrick J. Finneran, Jr.
Newnan, GA
Mr. Richard C. Gordon, Esq.
Las Vegas NV
Mr. John M. Lally
Pittsburgh PA
Mr. Claude Lamoureux
Montreal, QC, Canada
Dr. Linda Lapos
Allentown, PA
Rev. Joseph M. McShane, S.J.
Buffalo NY
Msgr. David A. Rubino
Erie PA
Mr. Joseph B. Starshak
Chicago IL
Mr. Andrew J. Strenio, Jr., Esq.
Washington DC
Rev. David A. Brown, S.J.
Mr. Roger Gamache
Holland, MI