DePoy heads the Munnerlyn Astronomical Instrumentation Lab, building high-throughput spectrographs and precision photometric-calibration systems (DECam/DECal for the Dark Energy Survey, VIRUS for HETDEX, GMACS for the Giant Magellan Telescope). A strong astronomy pivot where detector/spectrograph sensitivity is the enabling technology.

Maiolino investigates the formation, evolution and transformation of galaxies and black holes, with a current focus on the discovery and characterisation of massive black holes and Pop III star signatures in the early Universe using JWST/NIRSpec; he is also Project Scientist for the MOONS multi-object spectrograph (VLT) and the ANDES high-resolution spectrograph (ELT).

Parry designs and builds multi-object and integral-field near-infrared spectrographs for ground-based telescopes (CIRPASS, SMIRFS, MOONS) and is currently developing concepts for unfolding space telescopes and instruments to search for exoplanet biosignatures.