Leads
LDT Leads are responsible for the overall operation of the facility. [Additional description here.]
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| Operations StaffOperations Staff are responsible for the safe operation of the telescope at night. Remote observers should contact their operator(s) no less than a full day ahead of their observing session to confirm when and how they will be in contact. The monthly calendar and semester science calendar both contain the list of operators for a given night. Jason Sanborn – Night Operations Manager Ana Hayslip – LDT Observing Assistant Ishara Nisley – NPOI Observer LaLaina Shumar – LDT Operator Sydney Perez – LDT Operator New Hire – LDT Operator
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| Instrument LeadsEach of the instruments available for use at LDT has a main contact person. For Facility Instruments, observers are encouraged to carefully read through the instrument manual, and contact the instrument lead in instances of technical challenges or needed changes in the manual. The use of Visitor and PI instruments must be coordinated through the listed instrument lead, as the LDT staff do not directly support these instruments. LDT Facility Instruments: LMI (Large Monolithic Imager) - Dr. Phil Massey DeVeny Optical Spectrograph - Dr. Tom Bida NIHTS (Near IR High Throughput Spectrograph) - Dr. Nick Moskovitz Visitor / PI Instruments: EXPRES - Dr. Debra Fischer (Yale) QWSSI/DSSI - Dr. Elliott Horch (SCSU), Dr. Gerard van Belle (Lowell) RIMAS (coming soon) - Dr. Alexander Kutyrev (GSFC/UMd)
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| Science SupportThe LDT provides a Support Astronomer for assisting with observation planning, first-night observing support, and [other tasks to be discussed]. The LDT does not operate in 'queue' or other non-classical observing modes at this time, and the Support Astronomer cannot serve as the observer's proxy during assigned nights. Dr. Timothy Ellsworth-Bowers - Support Astronomer
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| Instrument & Engineering Staff The Instrument and Engineering Staff comprise the LDT day crew. These individuals keep the LDT running smoothly through regular monitoring, maintenance, and upgrading of all telescope and facility systems. Instrument Group: Dr. Tom Bida - Senior Instrument Scientist Dr. Ryan Hamilton - Instrument Scientist Dyer Lytle - Software Engineer LDT Engineering Group: Frank Cornelius - Engineering Manager Dr. Georgi Mandushev - Research Scientist and facility software support Mike Sweaton - LDT Electronic Engineer Jake Tiegs - Mechanical Technician
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| The Lowell Observatory IT and Business Office Staff can assist with issues relevant to observing at the LDT. IT issues - Scott Do, Charles von Buchwald-Wright Lodging - Le Cam Nguyen General - Catie Blazek |
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