The IRA staff comprises about 100 people distributed over the three divisions in Bologna, Medicina and Noto, including astronomers, electronic engineers, physicists, software specialists, technical and administrative personnel. In addition, scientists from the Astronomy and Physics Departments of the University of Bologna are affiliated with the Institute and participate in the scientific activities at IRA.
The current IRA Director is Dr. Gianfranco Brunetti. The “Consiglio di Struttura” (an internal board) supports the Director in the activities relative to the management of the Institute.
Members of the “Consiglio di Struttura” of the Institute for Radio Astronomy are:
- Gianfranco Brunetti (IRA Director)
- Carlo Stanghellini (Deputy Director)
- Viviana Casasola (local coordinator Raggruppamento Scientifico Nazionale 1 “Galassie e Cosmologia”)
- Roberto Orosei (local coordinator Raggruppamento Scientifico Nazionale 3 “Sole e Sistema Solare”)
- Filippo D’Ammando (local coordinator Raggruppamento Scientifico Nazionale 4 “Astrofisica relativistica e particelle”)
- Marco Poloni (local coordinator Raggruppamento Scientifico Nazionale 5 “Tecnologie avanzate e strumentazione”)
- Pier Raffaele Platania (elected – representative of IRA staff, Noto)
- Francesca Di Luccio (appointed by the Director)
- Marco Schiaffino (elected – representative of IRA staff, Medicina)
- Alessandra Zanichelli (appointed by the Director)