Patrick Côté (b. 1965) is a Canadian astronomer and Principal Research Officer at the Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Institute of the National Research Council of Canada. His research interests include the study of dark matter, galaxy evolution, supermassive black holes, star clusters and galactic nuclei.

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Stéphanie Côté (b. 1966) is a Canadian astronomer and Principal Research Officer at the Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Institute of the National Research Council of Canada. She is a support astronomer in the Canadian Gemini Office, and studies nearby dwarf galaxies.

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David E. Holmgren (b. 1960) is a Canadian astronomer and former Assistant Professor of Physics at Brandon University. His research focuses on the study of close binary star systems. David is a former graduate student of the University of Victoria and was a frequent user of the telescopes at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory.

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Peter Dietrich (b. 1959) is a Canadian optics specialist. He was responsible for assembly and testing of the OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter High Energy Laser Transmitter, a challenging task given the precise tuning required for lasers to survive and operate in the unfriendly environments of spacecraft launch and deep space.

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Rathan "Ray" Balasingam (b. 1973) is a Canadian technician who built the OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter. He has worked on a wide variety of space hardware, most notably on Canadarm and Canadarm2, the robotic arms used on the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station.

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Alexandra "Alex" Bjurstrom (b. 1998) is a Canadian engineer who worked on the OSIRIS REx Laser Altimeter. She joined the team as a student intern during OSIRIS-REx mission operations.

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Jessa Zabala (b. 1995) is a Canadian engineer who worked on the OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter. She currently works on mission operations development using virtual reality.

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Emily Keates (b. 1994) is a Canadian engineer who worked on the OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter (OLA). She started helping with OLA instrument testing as a student intern and continued as a mission operations engineer during proximity operations.

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Michael J. Mazur (b. 1971) is a Canadian space scientist with the Meteor Physics Group of the Department of Physics & Astronomy at Western University. His research interests include the study of the orbits and physical properties of meteors and meteoroids using optical and radar instrumentation.

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Janet Hunten (1928-2023) was a Canadian historian who achieved her BSc in Physics and Chemistry from Western University. Hunten created props for the Stratford Festival and served as Curator of three historical museums, winning a lifetime achievement award from Architectural Conservancy of Ontario for her knowledge and commitment to heritage in Ontario.

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