Maximizing Science in the Era of LSST: A Community-based Study of Needed US OIR Capabilities

Maximizing Science in the Era of LSST: A Community-based Study of Needed US OIR Capabilities

Over forty participations attended a three day workshop on the O/IR Capabilities Needed to Maximize LSST science at Biosphere 2, May 2nd- 4th. This workshop was sponsored by the Kavli Foundation and endorsed by NSF AST. Joan Najita (NOAO) and Beth Willman chaired the workshop and related study (http://www.noao.edu/meetings/lsst-oir-study/). Study Group leads were David Trilling (Northern Arizona University, LSST Solar System science collaboration Chair), Suzanne Hawley (University of Washington, LSSTC executive board member), Josh Simon (Carnegie Observatories), Doug Finkbeiner (Harvard), Ryan Foley (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Greg Rudnick (University of Kansas), and Jeff Newman (University of Pittsburgh, LSST DESC Deputy Spokesperson). A summary report from the study and workshop will be released in late summer.

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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