Simonyi-NSF Scholars Special Session

Submitted by burcinmp on Sun, 05/24/2026 - 14:57

In this special session the Simonyi-NSF Scholars will present their LSST research projects. These scholars are the recipients of NSF grants co-funded as part of the Simonyi-NSF Scholarship Program, a partnership between Charles Simonyi and NSF to support early career scientists in their contribution to Rubin's LSST.

Lead or Chair for this Session:

Burcin Mutlu-Pakdil, Louise Edwards

Category:

Science

Location:

Kavli

Timeblock:

10:30am - 12:00pm

Day:

Friday

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Accounts do not carry over from previous years.

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science will support Rubin Observatory in its operations phase to carry out the Legacy Survey of Space and Time. They will also provide support for scientific research with the data. During operations, NSF funding is managed by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) under a cooperative agreement with NSF, and DOE funding is managed by SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), under contract by DOE. Rubin Observatory is operated by NSF NOIRLab and SLAC.

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.

The DOE Office of Science is the single largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States and is working to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time.