AURA/LSST is actively soliciting applications for two new positions [1] a postdoctoral research assistant to work with Beth Willman on pre-cursor LSST science investigations: http://ls.st/hgt and [2] a Training Coordinator. In addition, recruitment for the EPO Manager has been extended another month. LSST positions at all sites can be found at www.lsst.org/hiring.
The Data Management team held a successful Boot Camp earlier this week for team members distributed across three locations: Tucson, Princeton, and University of Washington. Agenda and presentations can be found on community.lsst.org; video will follow.
The Telescope & Site team is attending a formal design review for the secondary mirror taking place at Harris (formerly Exelis) in Rochester, NY this week. The purpose of this review is to assess the final design and readiness of the M2 mirror cell assembly, its technical scope, schedule, management, risk and environment, safety, and health (ESH) concerns.
The Camera team completed a success Test-Stand Readiness Review at BNL last week, providing assurance the test stands and procedures used for acceptance and performance verification of the CCDs are ready for use on production hardware, and consistent with safety and quality assurance processes.
LSST simulation data are now available through public website. Those interested will find CatSim, OpSim, PhoSim, ImSim, GalSim, MAF, and AlertSim datasets and documentation starting at http://lsst.org/scientists/simulations