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Introduction
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Rubin Users Committee – nominations open
Rubin Observatory seeks members of the science community to serve on the Rubin Users Committee 2 (UC). Please note that self-nominations are encouraged.
The Rubin Users Committee has been in place since early 2022, and is the formal interface for feedback from the science community regarding the quality and efficacy of the Rubin data products and services (e.g. the Rubin Science Platform).
The first group of Users Committee members will be coming to the end of their terms shortly, therefore new members are being sought.
A full description of the Rubin Users Committee, including its role, responsibilities, and the membership criteria, can be found in the Charge to the Users Committee (RDO-051) 4. More details can also be found in the original call for nominations in 2021 1. A list of the current UC members can be found on the Rubin Users Committee website 2.
The deadline for nominations is 29 February 2024.
If you would like to self-nominate, please create the nomination form as a document (preferably a PDF) with the following components:
Nominee name.
Nominee email.
Nominee institutional affiliation.
Nominator. If not a self-nomination, indicate if the nominee is aware of the nomination.
Career stage that best describes the nominee for the next two years (e.g., graduate student; postdoctoral researcher; research staff scientists / engineer; junior / senior / emeritus professor).
Science Collaborations (if any) the nominee is a member of.
Nominee’s Rubin-related science interests (up to one paragraph).
Nominee’s experience with the Rubin Science Platform, LSST Science Pipelines; other relevant experience with the Rubin Observatory data products and services such as Data Preview 0 or Stack Club; or technical experience with relevant precursor surveys such as, e.g., HSC, KIDS, or DES (up to one page).
Once complete, email your form to Michael Strauss, chair of the Rubin Observatory Science Advisory Council (SAC) by 29 February 2024. The SAC will review the nominations and make a recommendation to the Rubin Observatory Operations Director, who will make the final decisions. The contents of these forms will be seen only by the Rubin SAC members and the Operations Director.
Summary of Board meeting – 16 January 2024
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First RSP Sessions delivered
In the previous issue we published the Introduction to the Rubin Science Platform sessions to introduce the platform and demonstrate some of its features. The first one took place on 17 January 2024 at the University of Nottingham, followed by sessions at the Universities of Oxford, Portsmouth, and Surrey.
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Details on the remaining the sessions (including precise locations and how-to-get-there instructions) are can be found on the Introduction to the RSP sessionsConfluence page. An online session will take place once the in-person sessions have concluded – date TBC |
Latest Rubin Observatory science release:Intracluster light
The third science release from the Rubin Observatory focuses on how the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) will be the first astronomical survey to provide scientists with the data needed to detect intracluster light.
Found in galaxy clusters, the largest objects in the universe that are held together by their own gravity, intracluster light is extremely faint. It is difficult to detect by most telescopes and cameras. The data provided by LSST will offer new insights into the history of galaxy clusters.
https://rubinobservatory.org/news/fossil-record-cluster-evolution
News in brief
US Ambassador to Chile visits Rubin Observatory
In December, the Rubin Observatory received a visit from Bernadette Meehan, the US Ambassador to Chile as part of a trip celebrating 200 years of official relations between Chile and the US. Read more…
Forthcoming meetings of interest
A selection of meetings in meetings in early 2024.
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20/May/24 to 23/May/24 | Rare Gems in Big Data. The discovery potential of large astrophysical surveys: science opportunities, tools, and techniques | Tucson, AZ, USA | |
15/Apr/24 to 19/Apr/24 | KAVLI-IAU (IAUS 387) Symposium, “(Toward) Discovery of Life Beyond Earth and its Impact | Durham University, UK | |
15/Apr/24 to 16/Apr/24 | Challenging the Standard Cosmological Model – scientific discussion meeting | Royal Society, London, UK | |
12/Mar/24 to 15/Mar/24 | Preparing for the Statistical Age of Strong Gravitational Lens Science with the Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) | ContactAprajita Verma | Oxford, UK |
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Members of the Consortium (not in receipt of travel funding through one of the Science Centre grants) may apply for travel support for meetings of this kind via the the LSST:UK Pool Travel Fund. Details are available at Forthcoming LSST-related Meetings Note that the current list of forthcoming meeting is always available on the Relevant Meetings page. You may also wish to check information held on the LSST organisation website LSST-organised events and the LSST Corporation website. |
Announcements
If you have significant announcements that are directly relevant to LSST:UK and would like to share the announcement in a future newsletter, please contact the LSST:UK project managers.
Subir Sarkar has asked us to advertise the workshop Challenging the Standard Cosmological Model, which is due to be held at the Royal Society in London, on 15 and 16 April 2024. Registration is open now.