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06May2016

Friday, May 6, 2016

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Over forty participations attended a three day workshop on the O/IR Capabilities Needed to Maximize LSST science at Biosphere 2, May 2nd- 4th.    This workshop was sponsored by the Kavli Foundation and endorsed by NSF AST.  Joan Najita (NOAO) and Beth Willman chaired the workshop and related study (http://www.noao.edu/meetings/lsst-oir-study/).  Study Group leads were David Trilling (Northern Arizona University, LSST Solar System science collaboration Chair), Suzanne Hawley (University of Washington, LSSTC executive board member), Josh Simon (Carnegie Observatories), Doug Finkbeiner (Harvard), Ryan Foley (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Greg Rudnick (University of Kansas), and Jeff Newman (University of Pittsburgh, LSST DESC Deputy Spokesperson).  A summary report from the study and workshop will be released in late summer.
An impressive picture of a completed deck plate manufactured by Tucson vendor CAID Industries, who is building our M1 M3 mirror cell, can be found in the Telescope Gallery.

Systems Engineering trade studies cleared the way for approving the last remaining Wavefront Sensor specifications regarding extra- and intra-focal sensor offset and midpoint positioning tolerance.

PERSONNEL NOTES

Freddy Munoz has begun working with the LSST T&S group as our Summit Integration Engineer. He will be on LSST 50% of the time (CTIO the other 50%) until July. His most recent work was supporting the DECam project on the Blanco telescope. He will be responsible for coordination of summit/vendor deliveries, in particular the platform lift, the telescope mount assembly, the enclosure, and the coating chamber system.

AURA recognizes and encourages outstanding contributions to science and to service to the astronomy community for its staff at AURA Centers. Accordingly, AURA has an “AURA Outstanding Achievement Award Program” and this year, LSST staff member Bo Xin have been recognized for a Science award, Bill Gressler for a Service award  the LSST Administration group led by Daniel Calabrese, and including Glenaver Charles-Emerson, Carol Chirino, Rob McKercher, Sandra Ortiz, Libby Petrick, and Laurie Thomas, for a team service award. Congratulations to our colleagues for their well deserved award.

UPCOMING 2016 MEETINGS with LSST INVOLVEMENT

(those with asterisk* are LSSTC funded):

May 16 - 19

Data Management Leadership Team, Tucson, AZ

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 1

SPIE Astronomical Telescopes & Instrumentation, Edinburgh, Scotland

July 18-22

July 22-23

LSST DESC meeting*, at Oxford, UK

LSST Galaxies Workshop, at Oxford, UK

July 27 - 29

August 15-19
August 16-18

LSST Director's Review, SLAC

LSST 2016 Project & Science Workshop, Tucson, AZ

LSST Joint Status Review, Tucson, AZ


Noticias del Proyecto

Más de cuarenta participaciones asistió a una three day workshop de las Juntas/IR capacidades necesarias para maximizar LSST ciencia en la Biosfera 2, mayo 2nd- 4ª. Este taller fue patrocinado por la Fundación Kavli y aprobado por NSF AST. Joan Najita (NOAO) y Beth Willman presidió el taller y estudio relacionado (http://www.noao.edu/meetings/lsst-oir-study/). Lidera el grupo de estudio fueron David Trilling (Northern Arizona University, la ciencia del Sistema Solar LSST colaboración silla), Suzanne Hawley (Universidad de Washington, miembro de la junta ejecutiva LSSTC), Josh Simon (Observatorios Carnegie), Doug Finkbeiner (Harvard), Ryan Foley (Universidad de Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Greg Rudnick (Universidad de Kansas) y Jeff Newman (Universidad de Pittsburgh, LSST DESC portavoz adjunto). Un informe de resumen del estudio y taller será lanzado a finales del verano.

Una impresionante fotografía de una chapa deflectora completado fabricados por Industrias CAID proveedor de Tucson, que es la construcción de nuestra M1 M3 Celda espejo, pueden encontrarse en la Telescope Gallery

Ingeniería de sistemas los estudios sobre comercio despejó el camino para la aprobación de las últimas especificaciones del sensor de frente de onda sobre extra e intra-focal y la desviación del sensor de posicionamiento del punto medio de la tolerancia.

Notas personal

Freddy Muñoz ha comenzado a trabajar con el LSST T&S Group como ingeniero de integración de nuestra Cumbre. Él será el LSST el 50% del tiempo (CTIO el otro 50%) hasta el mes de julio. Su trabajo más reciente fue apoyar el DECam project en el Telescopio Blanco. Él será responsable de la coordinación de la cumbre/entregas de proveedores, en particular la plataforma de elevación, montaje en el telescopio, el gabinete y el revestimiento del sistema de cámaras.

AURA reconoce y alienta las contribuciones pendientes de pago para la ciencia y para el servicio a la comunidad astronómica para su personal en centros de aura. En consecuencia, Aura tiene un "aura logro excepcional" y el programa de premios de este año, miembro del personal LSST li Xin han sido reconocidos por un premio de Ciencias, Bill Gressler para adjudicar el servicio de administración LSST grupo dirigido por Daniel Calabrese, e incluyendo Glenaver Charles-Emerson, Carol Chirino, Rob McKercher, Sandra Ortiz, Libby Petrick y Laurie Thomas, para un premio al servicio del equipo. Felicidades a nuestros colegas por su bien merecido premio.

Próximas reuniones con participación LSST 2016

(Aquellos con un asterisco* son financiados LSSTC):

16 de mayo - 19

Equipo de Liderazgo de gestión de datos, Tucson, AZ

22 de mayo - 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

28 de junio - 1 de julio

SPIE Astronomical Telescopes & Instrumentation, Edimburgo, Escocia

Julio 18-22

Julio 22-23

 DESC Reunión LSST*, en Oxford, Reino Unido

Galaxias LSST Taller, en Oxford, Reino Unido

27 de julio - 29

Agosto 15-19
Agosto 16-18

Revisión del Director LSST, SLAC

LSST 2016 & Science Workshop, Tucson, AZ

Revisión de estado mixto LSST, 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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