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12Feb2016

Friday, February 12, 2016

PROJECT NEWS - Para español, vea abajo

The Operations Planning Review wraps up this afternoon after a productive two days exploring observatory operations and staffing with an experienced, engaged panel.  The panel was charged with evaluating our framework and scope for the LSST operations plan and our (approach to, steady-state) FTE estimates. 

The NSF Status Review, and parallel evaluation of the LSST Earned Value Management System, completed mid-week with a positive debrief presentation from the committee.   Written comments will follow with recommendations for consideration.

Our Telescope Mount Assembly (TMA) subcontractor Asturfeito in Spain has begun to produce steel plates for the elevation hydrostatic bearings. 

LSST Director Steve Kahn and Deputy Director Beth Willman are both Keynote Speakers at the Future Sky Surveys and Big Data Workshop, taking place April 25 – 29, 2016 at KASI, Daejoen, Korea. 

Inspection of the installation of rebar in preparation for the pier foundation concrete pour on Cerro Pachón is nearly complete as seen in the latest LSST Facebook post

CORPORATION NEWS

The LSST Transients and Variable Stars (TVS) Science Collaboration is planning a “Road-Mapping get-together” for March 24 & 25, 2016, at Argonne National Laboratory.  This small collaborative workshop will shape the ongoing roadmap contributions into a coherent vision for the LSST TVS path to science.  More information is available online or by contacting organizers Federica Bianco, Ashish Mahabal, and Lucianne Walkowicz.

PERSONNEL NOTES

Christopher Contaxis and Harini Sundararaman have joined the LSST Telescope and Site team in Tucson to help with the design and development of software components of the telescope control systems.  Christopher has experience with software architecture, development and testing, most recently with hardware control systems and electronics test applications.  Harini has most recently worked in software development and verification of aircraft cockpit display systems. 

UPCOMING 2016 MEETINGS with LSST INVOLVEMENT

(those with asterisk* are LSSTC funded):

February 21

LSSTC Part 2 Proposal Letters of Intent due*

February 22-24

LSST Joint Technical Meeting, Santa Cruz, CA

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

Photometric Redshifts in LSST*, 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 and Workshop, 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

La planificación de las operaciones de revisión termina esta tarde después de dos días productivos explorando las operaciones del observatorio y el personal con un experimentado panel acoplado.  El grupo está encargado de evaluar nuestro marco y alcance del plan de operaciones de LSST y nuestras estimaciones de FTE enfoque.

La Revisión de estado de NSF y evaluación paralela del sistema de gestión de valor acumulado de LSST, terminado a mediados de semana con un resultado positivo en una presentación informativa de la Comisión. Comentarios escritos seguirán con recomendaciones para su consideración.

Nuestro subcontratista Asturfeito de Telescope Mount Assembly (TMA) en España ha comenzado a producir planchas de acero para los cojinetes de elevación hidrostáticos.  

Director de LSST Steve Kahn y Subdirector Beth Willman son ambos oradores principales en el Future Sky Surveys and Big Data Workshop, teniendo lugar abril 25 - 29, 2016 en KASI, Daejoen, Corea.  

Inspección de la instalación de acero corrugado en preparación para el vertido de hormigón para la fundación del pier en Cerro Pachón está casi completa como se ve en latest LSST Facebook post.  

Noticias de la corporación

La Colaboración científica de Transients and Variable Stars (TVS) de LSST está planeando un "Road-Mapping get-together" para Marzo 24 & 25, 2016, en Argonne National Laboratory. Este pequeño taller de colaboración dará forma a la actual hoja de contribuciones de ruta a una visión coherente para el hacia la ciencia de LSST TVS. Más información está disponible online o poniéndose en contacto con los organizadores Federica BiancoAshish Mahabal, y Lucianne Walkowicz.

Notas del personal

Christopher Contaxis y Harini Sundararaman se han unido al equipo del telescopio y sitio de LSST en Tucson para ayudar con el diseño y desarrollo de componentes de software de los sistemas de control del telescopio. Christopher tiene experiencia con la arquitectura de software, desarrollo y pruebas, y más recientemente con los sistemas de control de hardware y aplicaciones de prueba electrónica. Harini más recientemente ha trabajado en el desarrollo de software y la verificación de los sistemas de presentación de cabina de aviones.  

 2016 PRÓXIMAS REUNIONES CON PARTICIPACIÓN LSST 

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

Febrero 21

Parte 2 Propuesta LSSTC Cartas de intención*

Febrero 22-24

Reunión técnica conjunta LSST, Santa Cruz, CA

Marzo 7-11

LSST Energía Oscura Ciencia colaboración (DESC) reunión, SLAC

Marzo 8-10

Segundo anual US-Chile Education Summit, Chile

Marzo 21

LSSTC Parte 1 y Parte 2 Propuestas*

Marzo 24-25

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

Abril 5-7

En Redshifts fotométricos LSST*, 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 Conferencia y Taller, 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 LSST reunión, en Oxford, Reino Unido

Agosto 15-19

LSST 2016 & Science Workshop, 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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