The LSST Project Team congratulates Director Steve Kahn who has been elected as a 2015 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). AAAS members are elected as Fellows by their peers in recognition of their contributions to innovation, education, and scientific leadership. Steve was elected for his ongoing leadership of the LSST project and for his contributions to X-ray astronomy through observations made with XMM-Newton’s Reflection Grating Spectrometer. The AAAS Council elected 347 Fellows for 2015; Steve was one of 13 recognized in the organization's Physics section. AAAS announced the elections 16 November. The new Fellows will be recognized in a 13 February Fellows Forum at the 2016 AAAS Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. At the forum, Fellows will receive an official certificate and Fellowship rosette pin, the emblem of Fellowship.
The tradition of electing AAAS Fellows began in 1874 in order to recognize members for their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications. Nominees must have been continuous AAAS members for four years by the end of the calendar year in which they are elected.
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).
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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