May 20, 2016 - Members of the Data Management Leadership Team (DMLT) gathered in Tucson Monday through Thursday of this week for their quarterly face-to-face meeting. This group is collectively responsible for the stewardship of the DM construction plan and the coordination of the internal DM working groups as they execute it. Discussion focused on progress since the February Joint Technical Review, priorities for the upcoming software release in the fall, and modifications to the DM baseline plan that reflect recent restructuring within the team. Most of the DMLT remained in Tucson through Friday to continue working in smaller groups and to discuss topics related to the science pipeline.
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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