| Description | Assembly of the Vera Rubin LSST Camera
Travis Lange, Lead Mechanical Engineer, LSST Camera Integration and Test, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory & Stanford University
Tuesday, Oct 20, 2020 @ 3:30pm
Recording: www.youtube.com…
Abstract: The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is a complex integrated system that combines an 8.4 meter primary mirror, the world's largest digital camera, extreme data processing and an online education platform in an ambitious attempt to better understand some fundamental questions about our universe. What are dark matter and dark energy? How was the Milky Way formed and how is it changing? Is that asteroid going to hit earth? In this talk, I will discuss some of the design details of the 3.2 giga-pixel LSST Camera along with the challenges we've faced while assembling it. How do you fit 3.2 billion pixels into a single camera? Does it really weigh more than my mom's minivan? I wonder if these extras screws are important?Bio: A Minnesota native, Travis obtained his degrees in physics and mechanical engineering from Gustavus Adolphus College and the University of Minnesota, respectively. While completing his engineering degree, he was the lead mechanical engineer and project manager for the University of Minnesota's solar vehicle project. Travis joined SLAC National Accelerator Lab after having spent nearly 12 years developing an extremely high energy short pulse laser for the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore Lab. Wedged in the middle of his tenure at LLNL, he spent nearly 4 years as an active adventure guide taking clients on week-long hiking, biking and cultural trips around the world. Travis joined the Rubin LSST Camera team in October 2014 and is currently acting as the lead mechanical engineer for the Integration and Test team. In this role, he leads the technical planning for all things related to assembling and testing the Camera. While not at work, he is a recovering triathlete and overall sports junkie who has come to the realization that age is not kind and children consume far more time than exists for trivial things like exercise and sleep. |
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