Luncheon Speakers: Brian Bauman, LLNL
Cattlemens Restaurant Tuesday Cost
2882 Kitty Hawk Rd October 13 $ 40/person
Livermore, CA 94551 11:00 AM
The speaker at our October 13 luncheon will be Brian Bauman
Vera Rubin Observatory: From first light to science operations
The Vera Rubin Observatory (VRO) is conducting a 10-year all-sky survey to answer a wide range of questions from understanding dark matter to looking for “Killer Asteroids”. LLNL has participated in the Vera Rubin Observatory over the last 25 years, starting a few years after its conception. LLNL scientists and engineers have been instrumental in the project, and LLNL astrophysicists will be on the front lines understanding what the data tell us.
Just over a year ago, the Vera Rubin Observatory showed spectacular “First Light” images. Commissioning is complete and science operations have begun. We’ll talk about both the science and the engineering behind VRO at a level for a lay audience.
Brian Bauman is an optical engineer who has been at LLNL for 31 years
About LLRA
The Livermore Lab Retirees Association (LLRA) is an organization for retired employees and spouses of retirees of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. LLRA is open to retirees from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, whether they are members of CalPERS, UCRS or the private retirement system of the LLC.
We generally have monthly luncheon meetings January through November where invited speakers cover topics from science at the Lab to community topics.
LLRA is a member of the The Council of University of California Retiree Associations (CUCRA), a consortium of the Retiree Associations of nine University of California campuses: Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, and Santa Cruz; the three UC-managed National Laboratories: Lawrence Berkeley, Lawrence Livermore, and Los Alamos; and the Office of the President/Regents.
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