== Round of statements of VALD Team members on 15 Sep 2008 ==
 
 * [[ValdStatus20080915|Ulrike]]

 * Werner
   engagement in EU project <<BR>>
   important to spread news about VALD, and to publish papers about VALD
   
 * Marlene
   VALD testing<<BR>>
   diploma thesis completed within 1/2 year
 
 * Luca
   VALD data verification using comparison stars<<BR>>
   future: use stars with higher metallicity or lower temperature<<BR>>
   PhD thesis completed until Feb/March 2009<<BR>>
   FWF project under evaluation - decision at end of Nov?
   (common project with Russian science foundation)
 
 * Oleg
   work on spectrum synthesis tools and model atmospheres<<BR>>
   e.g. EOS for molecules (together with Nik, Paul)<<BR>>
   collaboration with Luca (observing run at NOT for VALD data verification using hot sharp-lined stars)<<BR>>
   CRIRES observing programs, e.g. M dwarfs in K band (-> H2O lines), with Ulrike, Nik, ...<<BR>>
   modelling cool Ap stars (with Tanya)<<BR>>
   position in Uppsala until Feb 2009<<BR>>
   applications to various places
 
 * Denis
   VALD user<<BR>>

   model atmosphere calculations for CP stars<<BR>>

   VALD data as input for model atmosphere computations<<BR>>

   maintains master line list in special binary format containing "whole VALD" + predicted lines + molecular line list, to be included in VALD-3<<BR>>

   -> convert additional data (e.g. prediced lines) to VALD format
 
 * Tanya
   continues to work at INASAN until ?<<BR>>

   present main task for VALD:<<BR>>

   replace old Kurucz calculations by new ones (e.g. Fe I, S I)<<BR>>

   important for model atmosphere computations, many lines e.g. in infrared<<BR>>

   there are some differences between Kurucz data and NIST (energy levels) for Fe I (about 1000 levels in Kurucz data, compared to only about 500 in NIST)<<BR>>
 
   mirror sites in other countries? e.g. India
 
 * Christian
   making VALD administration as simple as possible (but safe)<<BR>>

   synchronization<<BR>>

   back-up of everything on Vienna server<<BR>>

   tools for collecting statistics<<BR>>

   prepared e-mail folder for testers<<BR>>

   employed at Vienna University computer center until retirement<<BR>>
   
   handling of distribution of predicted line lists in future?<<BR>>

   -> distribute to specific people (not via web interface or EMS)<<BR>>

   similar problem to distributing molecular line lists
 
 * Nicole
   analyses of magnetic Ap stars<<BR>>

   improving gf-values (with Tanya, Luca)<<BR>>

   PhD thesis completed by Oct 2008
 
 * Nik
   working on VALD-3 tools -> ready to be tested
 
 * Theresa
   writing application for post-doc position (FWF project)<<BR>>

   using VALD data for Zeemann doppler imaging + additional data from Tanya<<BR>>

   VALD testing
 
 * Eric
   main VALD responsibility: web interface, synchronization<<BR>>

   platform independency to be solved<<BR>>

   working on properties of pre-main-sequence stars (-> VALD user)<<BR>>

   position at St. Andrews until March 2009
 
 * Friedrich
   engagement in EU project -> spreading of VALD<<BR>>

   working on references for VALD data<<BR>>

   available for questions related to original software tools<<BR>>

   position clarified in Oct 2008, current funding until next summer<<BR>>