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04Mar2016

Friday, March 4, 2016

PROJECT NEWS

Minutes from the February 15th LSST Science Advisory committee phone meeting have been posted.  Key topics of discussion were the plans for LSST science operations, and the current status of the Operations Simulator and metrics to determine the scientific impact of various cadence algorithms.

The Data Management (DM) Leadership Team is fully engaged and working groups have been established to refine the high level designs in specific areas of DM.   Additional information available on the LSST Community Forum.

The construction crew on Cerro Pachón is making room for incoming hardware, including 16 sections of steel track which will sit on top of the lower enclosure pier to support the wheels that rotate the dome structure. 

The Camera Corner Raft was successfully evaluated at a Final Design Review earlier this week.

CORPORATION NEWS

Congratulations to Marcel Agüeros on receipt of the Presidential Early Career Award.  Marcel is an Assistant Professor of Astronomy at Columbia University and member of the LSST Transients and Variable Stars Science Collaboration Team.   This is a great honor, and we are happy that someone connected to LSST has received such a prestigious distinction!

PERSONNEL NOTES

Jorge Flores has joined the LSST team, recently hired as a contracted Electrical Inspector Tecnico de Obra (ITO) supporting general electrical inspection tasks for the main building fabrication effort.  Jorge has the SEC's Class A license, which means that he has no limitations with SEC for power installations. He most recently worked for GMT in support of their early construction site activities in Chile and will spend much of his time on Cerro Pachón, working with Jamie Seriche, our Construction ITO.

UPCOMING 2016 MEETINGS with LSST INVOLVEMENT

(those with asterisk* are LSSTC funded):

March 7-11

LSST Dark Energy Science Collaboration (DESC) meeting*, SLAC

March 8-10

2nd Annual US-Chile Education Summit, Chile

March 21

LSSTC Part 1 and Part 2 Proposals due*

March 24-25

LSST Transients Working Group Workshop*, Argonne National Laboratory

April 5-7

LSST Photo-Z Workshop*, University of Pittsburgh

April 11-13

LSSTC Board Meeting* in Washington, DC

April 25 – 29

Future Sky Surveys and Big Data Workshop, Daejoen, Korea

May 22 – 25

Cross-correlation Spectacular with LSST:  Exploring Synergies Between LSST
and External Datasets to Discover Fundamental Physics
*, BNL

May 24-26

XLDB 2016 Conference, SLAC

June  6-10

Statistical Challenges in Modern Astronomy VI*, Carnegie Mellon University

June 12-16

Meeting of the Stars, Milky Way and Local Volume Science Collaboration* at AAS 228, San Diego, CA

June 20-24

LSST@Europe2*, Belgrade, Serbia

June 28-July

SPIE Astronomical Telescopes & Instrumentation, Edinburgh, Scotland

July 18-22

LSST DESC meeting*, at Oxford, UK

August 15-19

LSST 2016 Project & Science Workshop, Tucson, AZ


Noticias del Proyecto

Minutas de la reunion Telefonica del 15 de febrero del Comité Asesor Científico de LSST han sido posteadas (posted.)  Los temas principales de debate fueron los planes de operaciones científicas de LSST, y el estado actual del Simulador de Operaciones y métricas para determinar las repercusiones científicas de diversos algoritmos de cadencia. 

El equipo de transicion de gestión de datos (DM) está totalmente acoplado y se han establecido grupos de trabajo para refinar los diseños de alto nivel en áreas específicas de la DM. Información adicional disponible en la LSST Community Forum.

El equipo de construcción en Cerro Pachón está haciendo espacio para la entrada de hardware, incluyendo 16 de las secciones de las vias de acero que se sentarán en la parte superior del lower enclosure pier para apoyar las ruedas que giran en la estructura de la cúpula.  

La Cámara Corner Raft fue exitosamente evaluada en una revisión del diseño final a principios de esta semana.

Noticias de la corporación

Felicitaciones a Marcel Agüeros quien recibio el Presidential Early Career Award.  Marcel es un profesor asistente de Astronomía en la Universidad de Columbia y miembro del equipo Colaboración Científica de transitorios y estrellas variables de LSST.   Este es un gran honor, y estamos contentos de que alguien conectado a LSST halla recibido tan prestigiosa distinción!

Notas del personal

Jorge Flores se ha unido al equipo de LSST, recientemente contratado como Inspector Tecnico de Obra (ITO) eléctrico para apoyar las tareas de inspección eléctrica general para el esfuerzo de fabricación del edificio principal. Jorge tiene licencia clase de SEC, lo que significa que no tiene limitaciones con la SEC para instalaciones eléctricas. Más recientemente ha trabajado para GMT en apoyo de sus primeras actividades del sitio de construcción en Chile y pasara la mayor parte de su tiempo en Cerro Pachón, trabajando con Jamie Seriche, nuestra ITO de construcción. 

PRÓXIMAS REUNIONES CON PARTICIPACIÓN LSST 2016 

(aquellos con un asterisco* son financiados por LSSTC):

Marzo 7-11

LSST Energía Oscura La colaboración científica (DESC) reunión*, SLAC

Marzo 8-10

Segundo anual US-Chile Education Summit, Chile

Marzo 21

LSSTC Part 1 and Part 2 Proposals due*

Marzo 24-25

LSST Transients Working Group Workshop*, del Laboratorio Nacional de Argonne

Abril 5-7

LSST Photo-Z Workshop* en la Universidad de Pittsburgh

Abril 11-13

Reunión de la Junta LSSTC* en Washington, D.C.

Abril 25-29

Future Sky Surveys and Big Data Workshop, Daejoen, Corea

Mayo 22-25

Cross-correlation Spectacular with LSST:  Exploring Synergies Between LSST 
and External Datasets to Discover Fundamental Physics
*, BNL

Mayo 24-26

XLDB 2016 Conference, SLAC

Junio 6-10

Statistical Challenges in Modern Astronomy VI*, de la Carnegie Mellon University

Junio 12-16

Reunión de la Stars, Milky Way and Local Volume Science Collaboration* en AAS 228, San Diego, CA.

Junio 20-24

LSST@Europe2*, Belgrado, Serbia

Junio 28-Julio

SPIE Astronomical Telescopes & Instrumentation, Edimburgo, Escocia

Julio 18-22

 DESC Reunión LSST*, en Oxford, Reino Unido

Agosto 15-19

LSST 2016 Taller de Proyecto & Ciencia, Tucson, AZ

 

Financial support for Rubin Observatory comes from the National Science Foundation (NSF) through Cooperative Agreement No. 1258333, the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science under Contract No. DE-AC02-76SF00515, and private funding raised by the LSST Corporation. The NSF-funded Rubin Observatory Project Office for construction was established as an operating center under management of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA).  The DOE-funded effort to build the Rubin Observatory LSST Camera (LSSTCam) is managed by the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC).
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 to promote the progress of science. NSF supports basic research and people to create knowledge that transforms the future.
NSF and DOE will continue to support Rubin Observatory in its Operations phase. They will also provide support for scientific research with LSST data.   




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