METIS The Mid-infrared E-ELT Imager and Spectrograph

METIS is a collaboration of five European astronomy organisations and co-Investigators:

NOVA, Dutch research school for astronomy (representing Leiden Observatory and Astron): Bernhard Brandl (PI)
UK Astronomy Technology Centre in Edinburgh, UK: Alistair Glasse
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg, Germany: Rainer Lenzen (Instrument Scientist)
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Leuven, Belgium: Joris Blommaert
CEA Saclay in Paris, France: Eric Pantin

Other key project personnel are Frank Molster, Leiden University (Project Manager) and Lars Venema, Astron (Project Engineer). The science team supporting the project consists of:

Prof. Ewine van Dishoeck (Leiden)
Dr. Paul van der Werf (Leiden)
Dr. Wolfgang Brandner (MPIA)
Prof. Thomas Henning (MPIA)
Prof. Pierre-Olivier Lagage (CEA Saclay)
Prof. James Hough (Hertfordshire)
Dr. Toby Moore (Liverpool John Moores)
Prof. Maarten Baes (RU Gent)
Prof. Christoffel Waelkens (KU Leuven)
Dr. Hermann Böhnhardt (MPS)
Dr. Ulli Käufl