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AUTHORS.md

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+# Credits
+
+## Project Coordinators
+
+- Mark Piper ([@mdpiper](https://github.com/mdpiper))
+- Benjamin Campforts ([@BCampforts](https://github.com/BCampforts))
+
+## Contributors
+
+- Jordan Adams
+- Katy Barnhart
+- Tian Gan
+- Nicole Gasparini
+- Eric Hutton
+- Albert Kettner
+- Allen Lee
+- Nathan Lyons
+- Margaux Mouchene
+- Irina Overeem
+- Mariela Perignon
+- Ethan Pierce
+- Katherine Ratliff
+- Greg Tucker
+- Kang Wang
+
+If you have contributed to the CSDMS Ivy course material
+and your name is missing,
+please [open an issue](https://github.com/csdms/ivy/issues/new) for this page.

README.ipynb

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     "CSDMS Ivy is an open source project;\n",
     "[contributions](./CONTRIBUTING.md) that follow\n",
     "the [contributor code of conduct](./CODE-OF-CONDUCT.md) are welcomed\n",
-    "and are [acknowledged](./AUTHORS.rst).\n",
+    "and are [acknowledged](./AUTHORS.md).\n",
     "All CSDMS Ivy course material is\n",
     "released under [CC BY 4.0 and MIT licenses](./LICENSE.md).\n",
     "If you use the CSDMS Ivy course material,\n",

README.md

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 CSDMS Ivy is an open source project;
 [contributions](./CONTRIBUTING.md) that follow
 the [contributor code of conduct](./CODE-OF-CONDUCT.md) are welcomed
-and are [acknowledged](./AUTHORS.rst).
+and are [acknowledged](./AUTHORS.md).
 All CSDMS Ivy course material is
 released under [CC BY 4.0 and MIT licenses](./LICENSE.md).
 If you use the CSDMS Ivy course material,