diff --git a/AUTHORS.md b/AUTHORS.md
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+++ b/AUTHORS.md
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# 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.
diff --git a/AUTHORS.rst b/AUTHORS.rst
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@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-=======
-Credits
-=======
-
-Project Coordinators
---------------------
-
-* Mark Piper <mark.piper@colorado.edu>
-* Benajmin Campforts <benjamin.campforts@colorado.edu>
-* Irina Overeem <irina.overeem@colorado.edu>
-* Nicole Gasparini <ngaspari@tulane.edu>
-
-Contributors
-------------
-
-* Jordan Adams
-* Katy Barnhart
-* Tian Gan
-* Eric Hutton
-* Albert Kettner
-* Allen Lee
-* Nathan Lyons
-* Margaux Mouchene
-* 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 send an email to the coordinators, or open an issue
-for this page in the `CSDMS Ivy repository <https://github.com/csdms/ivy>`_.
diff --git a/README.ipynb b/README.ipynb
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--- a/README.ipynb
+++ b/README.ipynb
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
     "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",
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ to open the lessons directly on the EarthscapeHub *explore* instance!
 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,