I was hired as Gemini Science Fellow at Gemini Observatory in Chile. For my dissertation project, I analyzed and toleranced complex, aspherical reflective optical design, completed opto-mechanical designs of the brackets and mirrors, and designed cryo-mechanical filter box and related mechanisms. Stephen Eikenberry and Reba Bandyopadhyay on the Canarias Infrared Camera Experiment (CIRCE), a near-infrared camera for the 10.4 m Gran Telescopio Canarias.
I attended graduate school at the University of Florida where I worked with Drs. LBTO also has two adaptive optic secondary mirrors, one for each primary mirror.īefore I talk about my current role, it is probably useful to know my background. We have three pairs of facility cameras that can observe in the optical and near-infrared, a very high resolution spectrograph, and an interferometer that allows us to combine light from both mirrors. We are indeed one of the largest telescopes in the world, but we are also extremely unique! The LBTO has two identical 8.4 meter mirrors situated side-by-side on a common mount (like a pair of binoculars). We are headquartered on the University of Arizona campus, which is where I spend most of my working hours. Graham, three hours northeast of Tucson, AZ. The telescope is located at an elevation of ~10,500 ft on Mt. LBTO is an international observatory that serves astronomers from Italy, LBT Beteiligungsgesellschaft in Germany, and a consortium of U.S. I am the Observing Development (ObsDev) and Support Lead at the Large Binocular Telescope Observatory. This is one of the largest telescopes in the world! Can you tell us about your work there? Can you describe your role at LBTO? Michelle, you work at the Large Binocular Telescope Observatory (LBTO) in Arizona. She talks us about her work, but also about her experiences as a woman in optics and photonics, in this interview. Now, she is a manager and group leader at LBTO, supervising a team of 4 people. You can visit its webpage to know more about the activities developed at LBTO. LBTO is one of the largest telescopes in the world, located in Mt Graham (Arizona, USA).
Michelle Edwards, who is currently the Observing Development (ObsDev) and Support Lead at the Large Binocular Telescope Observatory (LBTO). In this interview, we have the opportunity to talk with Dr.
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