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27Jan2017

Friday, January 27, 2017

PROJECT NEWS

The joint DOE/NSF LSST Commissioning Review took place this week at SLAC.  This review included a comprehensive assessment of the scope, cost, schedule, organization, and funding profile proposed for LSST Commissioning.  The maturity of plans to transition from commissioning to operations, and plans for the Environment, Safety, and Health aspects of commissioning were also evaluated.  The review went very well – The team received both helpful recommendations from an excellent review panel and compliments for their preparedness for the review.

With this week’s NSF approval, construction has begun on the expansion and renovation of the AURA and NOAO-S base facility in La Serena, Chile to accommodate LSST and also make improvements for NOAO and AURA.  The first phase of the work includes site preparation and renovation of the existing buildings.  The second phase of the work will involve construction of a new 2-story office building and a separate building to house the LSST Data Center.  More information and frequent updates, including a web cam, can be found here.

Congratulations to UW Research Scientist Maria Patterson for her selection as a runner-up in the “Search for Hidden Figures Contest", a contest to find the next generation of women who will lead the way in STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. Maria, who works in the LSST Data Management Science Pipelines group, creatively programmed her winning video  from open source code and open data.  Read More

In fiber-optic news, the fiber has reached the summit facility! The only section left to install between the summit and Santiago is about 1 km crossing Highway 41, which is waiting on a permit from a Chilean Ministry.  Sections of the fiber will be spliced together and “lit” later this spring.  Installation is still on track to have 100 Gbps from the summit to Santiago by August, and to Florida shortly thereafter.  Next stop: Chicago. Stay tuned.

CORPORATION NEWS

Session 2 of the LSSTC Data Science Fellowship Program wrapped up this week at Caltech in Pasadena, CA. The LSSTC DSFP Fellows were joined by 4 local graduate students from Caltech's astronomy department, and spent the week taking a deep dive into machine learning methods in astronomy.  

PERSONNEL NEWS

Two new jobs were added to the LSST Hiring Page this week, both based in Tucson:  a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to work with the Education and Public Outreach group, and a Software Engineer to work with the Observatory Control System group, part of the Telescope & Site subsystem.

UPCOMING MEETINGS with LSST INVOLVEMENT

(those with asterisk* are LSSTC funded):

2017

 

February 2 – 3

AURA Management Council for LSST (AMCL) Meeting, Tucson, AZ

February 13 - 17

DESC Meeting, Dark Energy School, and Hack Day*, SLAC National Accelerator Lab

February 27 – March 2  

Detecting the Unexpected: Discovery in the Era of Astronomically Big Data*, STScI, Baltimore, MD

March 6 - 8

LSST Joint Technical Meeting, Glendale, CA

March 13 - 15

Blind Analysis in High-Stakes Survey Science: When, Why, and How? *
SLAC; Menlo Park, CA

April 3 - 5

LSSTC F2F Board Meeting and Hill Visits, Washington, DC

April  6 & 7

AURA Management Council for LSST (AMCL) Meeting, Washington, DC

April 3-7

LSST DESC Hack Week *, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

May 1 – 3

NSF Large Facilities Workshop, Baton Rouge and Livingston, LA

May 1 – 5

AURA Board and Member Representatives Annual Meeting, Tucson, AZ

May 22 – 25

Infrastructure for Time Domain Science in the Era of LSST, Tucson, AZ

May 31 - June 2

Supernovae:  The LSST Revolution Workshop *, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

June 12 – 16

Getting Ready for Doing Science with LSST Data,* IN2P3 Computing Center, Lyon, France

July 10 - 14

DESC Meeting, Dark Energy School, and Hack Day*, Brookhaven National Lab

August 14 – 18

LSST 2017 Project & Community Workshop, Tucson, AZ

November 7 – 9

AURA Workforce & Diversity Committee, La Serena, Chile


Noticias del Proyecto

La Revisión de Puesta en Marcha conjunta del DOE/NSF LSST tuvo lugar esta semana en SLAC.  Esta revisión incluyó una evaluación completa del alcance, costo, programación, organización y perfil de financiación propuesto para la puesta en marcha de LSST. La madurez de los planes para la transición desde la puesta en marcha a las operaciones y los planes para el Medio Ambiente, Seguridad y Salud de la puesta en marcha también fueron evaluados.  La revisión fue muy buena - El equipo recibió recomendaciones útiles de un excelente panel de revisión y elogios por su preparación para la revisión. 

Con la aprobación de NSF esta semana, se ha iniciado la construcción de la ampliación y renovación de la instalación base de AURA y NOAO-S en La Serena, Chile para acomodar a LSST y también realizar mejoras para NOAO y AURA. La primera fase del trabajo incluye la preparación del sitio y la renovación de los edificios existentes. La segunda fase del trabajo consiste en la construcción de un nuevo edificio de oficinas de 2 pisos y un edificio separado para albergar el Centro de Datos de LSST.  Más información y actualizaciones frecuentes, incluyendo una web cam, pueden ser encontradas aquí here.

Felicitaciones a la Investigadora Científica de UW Maria Patterson para su selección como finalista en el "Search for Hidden Figures Contest", un concurso para encontrar la próxima generación de mujeres que van a liderar el camino en STEM: Ciencia, Tecnología, Ingeniería y Matemáticas. María, quien trabaja en el grupo de Science Pipelines de LSST Data Management , creativamente programó su video ganador winning video  de códigos de fuente abiertos y open data.  Leer más Read More.  

En noticias de la fibra óptica fiber-optic news, la fibra ha alcanzado las instalaciones de la cumbre!  La única sección que falta para instalar entre la cumbre y Santiago es de alrededor de 1 km cruzando la autopista 41, que está a la espera de un permiso del Ministerio Chileno.  Secciones de la fibra se empalmarán y será "iluminado" a finales de esta primavera.  La instalación aún está en vías de tener 100 Gbps desde la cumbre a Santiago en agosto, y poco después a Florida.  Próxima parada: Chicago. Manténgase sintonizado.

Noticias de la Corporación

Sesión 2 del LSSTC Data Science Fellowship Program terminó esta semana en Caltech Pasadena, CA. Los becarios DSFP LSSTC fueron acompañados por 4 estudiantes graduados locales del departamento de astronomía de Caltech, y pasaron la semana teniendo una profunda inmersión en los métodos de aprendizaje de maquinaria en el campo de la astronomía.  

Noticias de Personal

Se agregaron dos nuevos puestos de trabajo para la LSST Hiring Page esta semana, ambos con sede en Tucson: un Ingeniero de Infraestructura de nube para trabajar con el grupo de educación y divulgación al público, y un ingeniero de software para trabajar con el grupo de Sistema de Control del Observatorio, que forma parte del subsistema de Telescopio & Sitio. 

Próximas reuniones con participación de LSST 

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

2017:

 

Febrero 2-3

AURA Management Council for LSST (AMCL) Meeting, Tucson, AZ

Febrero 13-17

DESC Meeting, Dark Energy School, and Hack Day*, Laboratorio Nacional de Acelerador SLAC

Marzo 6-8

LSST Joint Technical Meeting, IPAC, Pasadena, CA

Marzo 13-15

Blind Analysis in High-Stakes Survey Science: When, Why, and How?
SLAC; Menlo Park, CA

Abril 3-5

Reunion Junta LSSTC F2F y Hill Visits, Washington, DC

Abril  6 & 7

Reunión Consejo de Gerencia AURA para LSST (AMCL), Washington, DC

Abril 3-7

LSST DESC Hack Week*, Laboratorio Nacional de Acelerador Fermi

Mayo 1-3

Taller NSF Large Facilities, Baton Rouge and Livingston, LA

Mayo 1-5

Reunion Anual de la Junta de AURA y Miembros Representantes, Tucson, AZ

Mayo 22-25

Infrastructure for Time Domain Science in the Era of LSST, Tucson, AZ

Mayo 31-Junio 2

Supernovae Workshop *, Northwestern University, IL

Junio 12-16

Getting Ready for Doing Science with LSST Data, Lyon, France

Julio 10-14

DESC Meeting, Dark Energy School, and Hack Day*, Brookhaven National Lab

Agosto 14-18

LSST 2017 Project & Community Workshop, Tucson, AZ

Noviembre 7-9

AURA Workforce & Diversity Committee, La Serena, Chile

 

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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