Professor Zeljko Ivezic of the University of Washington has been associated with the LSST Project since its inception in the early 2000’s. In September 1, 2018, he became Deputy Director of the LSST Construction Project in addition to Project Scientist.
As Project Scientist, Zeljko has taken primary responsibility for ensuring that the design and construction of the LSST system will be optimized for its scientific mission. In this capacity, he has chaired the Project Science Team, and played a major role in both internal and external reviews of the project. Zeljko brings a wealth of expertise and experience in survey astronomy in a variety of fields ranging from solar system science to studies of the structure of the Milky Way and cosmology.
Links
[1] mailto:ivezic@astro.washington.edu
[2] http://www.astro.washington.edu/users/ivezic