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Rubin Operations Departments and Teams
Summit Operations
Description
Leadership:
- Sandrine Thomas, Associate Director
- Kevin Bell, Deputy Director
- Travis Lange, Lead of LSSTCAM team
Sub-teams:
- Summit Engineering
- Camera
- Summit Facility
- Nighttime Operations
- Summit Software
- Summit Science
Data Management
The LSST Subsystem responsible for the Data Management System (DMS), which will capture, store, catalog, and serve the LSST dataset to the scientific community and public. The DM team is responsible for the DMS architecture, applications, middleware, infrastructure, algorithms, and Observatory Network Design. DM is a distributed team working at LSST and partner institutions, with the DM Subsystem Manager located at LSST headquarters in Tucson.
Leadership:
- Wil O'Mullane, Associate Director
- Yusra Alsayyad, Deputy Director
- Adam Bolton, Lead of USDF
Sub-teams:
- Data Production
- Data Services
- Data Abstraction
- Data Facilities and Infrastructure
- Data Acquisition and LHN
System Performance
The System Performance department is responsible for ensuring that the LSST is on-track to achieve its 10-year science goals.
Leadership:
- Leanne Guy, Associate Director
- Colin Slater, Deputy Manager
Sub-teams:
- Community Science
- Verification and Validation
- System Engineering
- Survey Scheduling
Education and Public Outreach
Rubin Observatory will open up a whole new era of astronomical discovery for scientists, and Rubin Observatory's Education and Public Outreach (EPO) program will provide opportunities for a broader audience to interact with and explore Rubin Observatory data. Rubin Observatory is unique among large telescope projects in that its EPO program is being constructed in tandem with the observatory itself. For additional information, please send an email to education@lsst.org.
Leadership:
- Alan Strauss, Head of Program
Sub-teams:
- Education
- Outreach
- Technical