K-T Lim has been appointed to the newly-created position of Data Management (DM) Project Engineer. He will be responsible for making sure the DM software is built properly, including its design, architecture, plans, and development processes. He will be the primary point of contact for any technical issues having to do with the DM subsystem. This position is at the same level as the DM Project Manager (Jeff Kantor) and DM Project Scientist (Mario Juric). K-T will continue to act as the DM System Architect, where he will be assisted by Tim Jenness, the recently-hired Deputy DM System Architect. This change in management structure will ensure that DM has strong leadership in all areas as the Construction Phase moves forward.
Financial support for Rubin Observatory comes from the National Science Foundation (NSF) through Cooperative Support Agreement No. 1202910, 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 the Rubin Observatory LSST Camera (LSSTCam) is managed by the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC).
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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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