As NOIRLab’s Head of Scientific Staff for User Support, I support scientific staff, carry out science strategic planning, and enhance the science environment of the Observatory
Recent Projects
NOIRLab’s new REU Chile Program features
- Individual research projects
- First-hand observing experiences
- Introduction to coding
- Chile-specific astronomy-related enrichment activities
- Professional development activities
Maximizing Science in the Era of LSST, a community-based study, quantifies the supporting capabilities needed to maximize the science from Rubin/LSST. The report highlights how existing, planned, and future resources can be positioned to accomplish community science goals.
2020 Decadal Survey Planning
Investing for Discovery in Astronomy, a Decadal Survey white paper, argues that our history of astronomical discoveries and literature citation patterns illustrate how progress in astronomy hinges on support for a diversity of research efforts in terms of team size, facility size, and investment strategies that encourage risk taking.
Investing for Discovery and Sustainability in Astronomy in the 2020s, an NOAO white paper, examines themes from the 2018 community planning workshop “NOAO Community Needs for Science in the 2020s” and offers thoughts for the coming review.