[ASA] GMTO Newsletter - March 2017

John O'Byrne john.obyrne at sydney.edu.au
Thu Mar 30 08:54:55 AEDT 2017 

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GMTO Newsletter - March 2017


Welcome to the March newsletter

Late 2016 and early 2017 saw several major steps forward for the Giant Magellan Telescope project.

In January, the GMTO Board appointed Dr. Robert N. Shelton as President of the organization. Dr. Shelton brings a wealth of experience to the project and will provide overall leadership at GMTO. Dr. Shelton will work in close partnership with the GMTO Board and will engage with leadership at the founder institutions and prospective new founders and supporters.

Also in January, the team at the Richard F. Caris mirror laboratory at the University of Arizona completed generation of the front surface of the second primary mirror segment and made the first surface map of this mirror - polishing will begin in the next few weeks.

In December of 2016, we opened staff and contractor residence at the GMT site in Chile. Staff stayed overnight for the first time, and since then we have hosted several groups of visitors, as well as the regular contingent of 50 or more construction workers and staff.

In February, we released the Request for Proposals for the final design and fabrication of the Telescope Mount to more than thirty companies in ten countries. This is a major milestone for the project and sets us on the path to completing the observatory.

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Dr. Robert N. Shelton appointed GMTO President
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Dr. Robert N. Shelton
In January, GMTO announced the appointment of Dr. Robert N. Shelton to the position of President. Dr. Shelton joins GMTO from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement where he was president for three years. Read more...<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001k1nFQ9APZ_UTlaMMtJ_kvbtRSRxi_uig3nntu3OnWhZhnJj4s14oDY5Xq7kh-Cv2BcupIGr6QxJY9ZhbGRdGs7_cpnBdw5OqgCopTobR-o0678k-aTLII-hJI59ASlrW20jog8Dq1aQMkI5_BLmS0b3n3i2dKlIqbdlMoBjhvQvRZaUnyDrcqnVpa79aAnIgdNq8-H0WQSC7dDCsA_lAc075XCuKdYe4&c=wZ6-XBErBbQhIPKecVY8ShHPspPpM9wCzO_fzIwKuy1LFlzeA2sKqQ==&ch=aUqgVzaBLGkRDe7Ojz6yEJtviSFRPeGHlVw1BAPPaTKyvX3IjNxPNQ==>



Request for Proposals for Telescope Mount released

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Detail of the telescope mount

The GMT Project reached a major milestone on February 23, 2017, with the release of the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the final design and construction of the telescope's main structure ('the telescope mount'). Read more...<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001k1nFQ9APZ_UTlaMMtJ_kvbtRSRxi_uig3nntu3OnWhZhnJj4s14oDY5Xq7kh-Cv2-n8LiEEH3GaZn9-rc4Ci7RPJhmzbTLNmpWYUFJJoJSHLB2bAW_2SPHRtbPd8VbijDbCBGX3iVisfMplYnSQyX53jwjbPnYqroPomjUEENQ6j9DaErn9WNQvd6MpxJDYeuXCs2XothBljdKCWuGIRY7HJSs1oNFCY&c=wZ6-XBErBbQhIPKecVY8ShHPspPpM9wCzO_fzIwKuy1LFlzeA2sKqQ==&ch=aUqgVzaBLGkRDe7Ojz6yEJtviSFRPeGHlVw1BAPPaTKyvX3IjNxPNQ==>



Site construction update

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Drone view of the GMT summit taken February 2017. Video credit: Ricardo Alcayaga.


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Profile: George Angeli, Project Systems Engineer
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Dr. George Angeli

We are very pleased to welcome Dr. George Angeli to the GMTO family. Dr. Angeli is GMTO's Project Systems Engineer. George is responsible for the technical integrity of the project, including overseeing the flow down of the scientific requirements into technical requirements to ensure the science goals can be achieved by the telescope.

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Community Engagement - SXSW and AAS

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The GMTO panel at South by Southwest. Image courtesy: Margaret Roth.

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Announcement of 5th Annual Community Science Meeting

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