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Center for Adaptive Optics Annual Report AN NSF-FUNDED CENTER Center for Adaptive Optics Director: Claire Max Annual Report August 1, 2006 Managing Director: Chris Le Maistre Associate Directors: Andrea Ghez Program Year 7 Lisa Hunter Reporting from November 1 Jerry Nelson 2005 to October 31 2006 Scot Olivier Austin Roorda David Williams Phone: 831-459-5592 Fax: 831-459-5717 email: [email protected] Institutions: University of California Santa Cruz University of California Berkeley California Institute of Technology University of Chicago University of Houston Indiana University University of California Irvine University of California Los Angeles University of Rochester Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Montana State University I. SECTION I.......................................................................................................................................................4 I.1A GENERAL INFORMATION:...........................................................................................................................4 I.1B BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION FOR EACH NEW FACULTY MEMBER BY INSTITUTION.....................6 I.1C NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE CONTACT PRIMARY PERSON REGARDING THIS REPORT.6 I.2 CONTEXT STATEMENT.................................................................................................................................7 Major Developments that have occurred within the Center’s Themes .....................................................8 CENTER MANAGEMENT, PLANNING PROCESS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PLANS FOR THE COMING YEARS ..........................................................................................................................................................................19 SECTION II - RESEARCH .............................................................................................................................21 II.1A CFAO MISSION, GOALS AND STRATEGIES........................................................................................21 II.1B PERFORMANCE AND MANAGEMENT INDICATORS .............................................................................21 II.1C PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED .....................................................................................................................21 II.2A THEMES ...................................................................................................................................................23 Theme 2: AO for Extremely Large Telescopes (ELTs)............................................................................23 Solar System planetary science (de Pater, Berkeley) ...............................................................................36 Theme 3: Extreme Adaptive Optics (ExAO): Enabling Ultra-High Contrast Astronomical Observations................................................................................................................................................43 Theme 4: Compact Vision Science Instrumentation for Clinical and Scientific Use .............................50 II.2B RESEARCH MANAGEMENT (METRICS)...............................................................................................59 Partnerships ................................................................................................................................................60 II.2C. RESEARCH PLANS FOR THE COMING YEAR ...........................................................................................61 Theme 2. Future Plans................................................................................................................................61 Theme 3. Future Plans................................................................................................................................62 Theme 4 Future Plans.................................................................................................................................62 SECTION III - EDUCATION .........................................................................................................................67 EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES.............................................................................................................................67 PERFORMANCE AND MANAGEMENT INDICATORS ..........................................................................................67 PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED REACHING EDUCATION GOALS ..........................................................................68 THE CENTER'S INTERNAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES....................................................................................68 Professional Development Workshop........................................................................................................68 THE CENTER'S EXTERNAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ..................................................................................71 Stars, Sight, and Science Program ............................................................................................................71 SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES FOR CENTER STUDENTS ....................................74 MAINLAND INTERNSHIP PROGRAM .................................................................................................................74 Outcomes:....................................................................................................................................................75 Mainland Internship Program: Goals.......................................................................................................75 AKAMAI MAUI INTERNSHIP PROGRAM ...........................................................................................................78 Akamai Optics Short Course......................................................................................................................78 Akamai Internship Goals............................................................................................................................79 Hawaii Island Akamai Observatory Program ..........................................................................................81 MAINLAND COURSES .......................................................................................................................................83 Hartnell Astronomy Short Course .............................................................................................................83 INTEGRATING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION....................................................................................................84 PLANS FOR YEAR EIGHT ..................................................................................................................................85 SECTION IV. KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER................................................................................................87 IV.1. KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER OBJECTIVES ...................................................................................................87 Performance and management indicators ................................................................................................87 IV.2. PROBLEMS...............................................................................................................................................87 IV.3. DESCRIPTION OF KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER ACTIVITIES.........................................................................88 IV.4. OTHER KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER ACTIVITIES ........................................................................................89 IV.5. KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER ACTIVITIES - FUTURE PLANS ........................................................................91 − − 1 SECTION V. EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS.........................................................................................92 V.1 PARTNERSHIP OBJECTIVES .......................................................................................................................92 Performance and management indicators ................................................................................................92 V.2 PROBLEMS .................................................................................................................................................92 V.3 DESCRIPTION OF PARTNERSHIP ACTIVITIES ............................................................................................92 V.4 OTHER PARTNERSHIP ACTIVITIES ............................................................................................................95 V.5 PARTNERSHIP ACTIVITIES - FUTURE PLANS ............................................................................................96 SECTION VI. DIVERSITY ............................................................................................................................97 OVERALL OBJECTIVES......................................................................................................................................97 PERFORMANCE AND MANAGEMENT INDICATORS ...........................................................................................97 CHALLENGES IN MAKING PROGRESS ...............................................................................................................98 ACTIVITIES AND IMPACT ..................................................................................................................................98 Mainland Internship Program:..................................................................................................................98 Akamai Maui Internship
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