Lowell Observatory names new director


By DAILY SUN STAFF
Monday, May 04, 2009

An astronomer and deputy leader of astronomy for the federal National Science
Foundation has been named the new director of Lowell Observatory, to begin in
June.

Eileen Friel was appointed by Lowell trustee Bill Putnam to become the
observatory's 10th director. She replaces longtime director Bob Millis, who is
stepping down June 15 after being director at Lowell since 1989. Friel will be
the first woman to lead the observatory, which was founded in 1894.

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