Mr. Mark H. Warner Profile

Mark H. Warner

Project Manager

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Publications (27)

Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

The National Science Foundation’s Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope: status and first results

Thomas Rimmele, Mark Warner, Roberto Casini, Jeffery Kuhn, Haosheng Lin, Friedrich Wöger, Alexandra Tritschler, Alisdair Davey, Alfred de Wijn, Andre Fehlmann, David Harrington, Sarah Jaeggli, Thomas Schad, Tetsu Anan, Christian Beck, Heather Marshall, Paul Jeffers, Andrew Beard, David Berst, Eric Cross, Bryan Cummings, Colleen Donneley, Arthur Eigenbrot, Andrew Ferayorni, Christopher Foster, Chriselle Ann Galapon, Bret Goodrich, Brian Gregory, Stephanie Guzman, Stephen Guzzo, John Hubbard, Erik Johansson, Luke Johnson, Mary Liang, Brialyn Onodera, Myles Puentes, Lukas Rimmele, Erik Starman, Stacey Sueoka, Richard Summers, Aimee Szabo, Louis Szabo, Timothy Williams, Charles White

Proceedings Volume 12182, 121820Z (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2644469

KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Solar telescopes, Telescopes, Mirrors, Visible radiation, Solar processes, Magnetism, Sun, Polarization, Polarimetry

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

Construction update of the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope project

Mark Warner, Thomas Rimmele, Valentin Pillet, Roberto Casini, Steve Berukoff, Simon Craig, Andrew Ferayorni, Bret Goodrich, Robert Hubbard, David Harrington, Paul Jeffers, Erik Johansson, Ruth Kneale, Jeff Kuhn, Chen Liang, Haosheng Lin, Heather Marshall, Mihalis Mathioudakis, William McBride, Joseph McMullin, William McVeigh, Predrag Sekulic, Wolfgang Schmidt, Steve Shimko, Stacey Sueoka, Rich Summers, Alexandra Tritschler, Timothy Williams, Friedrich Wöger

Proceedings Volume 10700, 107000V (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314212

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Optical fabrication, Cameras, Mirrors, Control systems, Solar processes, Observatories, Polarimetry, Imaging systems, Polarization

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Construction of the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST) is well underway on the Haleakalā summit on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Featuring a 4-m aperture and an off-axis Gregorian configuration, the DKIST will be the world’s largest solar telescope. It is designed to make high-precision measurements of fundamental astrophysical processes and produce large amounts of spectropolarimetric and imaging data. These data will support research on solar magnetism and its influence on solar wind, flares, coronal mass ejections, and solar irradiance variability. Because of its large aperture, the DKIST will be able to sense the corona’s magnetic field—a goal that has previously eluded scientists—enabling observations that will provide answers about the heating of stellar coronae and the origins of space weather and exo-weather. The telescope will cover a broad wavelength range (0.35 to 28 microns) and operate as a coronagraph at infrared (IR) wavelengths. Achieving the diffraction limit of the 4-m aperture, even at visible wavelengths, is paramount to these science goals. The DKIST’s state-of-the-art adaptive optics systems will provide diffraction-limited imaging, resolving features that are approximately 20 km in size on the Sun.

At the start of operations, five instruments will be deployed: a visible broadband imager (VTF), a visible spectropolarimeter (ViSP), a visible tunable filter (VTF), a diffraction-limited near-IR spectropolarimeter (DLNIRSP), and a cryogenic near-IR spectropolarimeter (cryo-NIRSP). At the end of 2017, the project finished its fifth year of construction and eighth year overall. Major milestones included delivery of the commissioning blank, the completed primary mirror (M1), and its cell. Commissioning and testing of the coudé rotator is complete and the installation of the coudé cleanroom is underway; likewise, commissioning of the telescope mount assembly (TMA) has also begun. Various other systems and equipment are also being installed and tested. Finally, the observatory integration, testing, and commissioning (IT&C) activities have begun, including the first coating of the M1 commissioning blank and its integration within its cell assembly. Science mirror coating and initial on-sky activities are both anticipated in 2018.

Proceedings Article | 22 August 2016 Paper

Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope: computational fluid dynamic analyses and evaluation of the air knife model

Isaac McQuillen, LeEllen Phelps, Mark Warner, Robert Hubbard

Proceedings Volume 9911, 99111M (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231891

KEYWORDS: CFD analysis, Curtains, Interfaces, Protactinium, Error analysis, Solar telescopes, Wavefronts, Space telescopes, Fluctuations and noise, Thermal modeling

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Implementation of an air curtain at the thermal boundary between conditioned and ambient spaces allows for observation over wavelength ranges not practical when using optical glass as a window. The air knife model of the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST) project, a 4-meter solar observatory that will be built on Haleakalā, Hawai’i, deploys such an air curtain while also supplying ventilation through the ceiling of the coudé laboratory. The findings of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis and subsequent changes to the air knife model are presented. Major design constraints include adherence to the Interface Control Document (ICD), separation of ambient and conditioned air, unidirectional outflow into the coudé laboratory, integration of a deployable glass window, and maintenance and accessibility requirements. Optimized design of the air knife successfully holds full 12 Pa backpressure under temperature gradients of up to 20°C while maintaining unidirectional outflow. This is a significant improvement upon the .25 Pa pressure differential that the initial configuration, tested by Linden and Phelps, indicated the curtain could hold. CFD post- processing, developed by Vogiatzis, is validated against interferometry results of initial air knife seeing evaluation, performed by Hubbard and Schoening. This is done by developing a CFD simulation of the initial experiment and using Vogiatzis’ method to calculate error introduced along the optical path. Seeing error, for both temperature differentials tested in the initial experiment, match well with seeing results obtained from the CFD analysis and thus validate the post-processing model. Application of this model to the realizable air knife assembly yields seeing errors that are well within the error budget under which the air knife interface falls, even with a temperature differential of 20°C between laboratory and ambient spaces. With ambient temperature set to 0°C and conditioned temperature set to 20°C, representing the worst-case temperature gradient, the spatial rms wavefront error in units of wavelength is 0.178 (88.69 nm at λ = 500 nm).

Proceedings Article | 18 August 2016 Paper

Construction status of the Daniel K. Inouye solar telescope

Joseph McMullin, Thomas Rimmele, Mark Warner, Valentin Pillet, Roberto Casini, Steve Berukoff, Simon Craig, David Elmore, Andrew Ferayorni, Bret Goodrich, Robert Hubbard, David Harrington, Steve Hegwer, Paul Jeffers, Erik Johansson, Jeff Kuhn, Haosheng Lin, Heather Marshall, Mihalis Mathioudakis, William McBride, William McVeigh, LeEllen Phelps, Wolfgang Schmidt, Steve Shimko, Stacey Sueoka, Alexandra Tritschler, Timothy Williams, Friedrich Wöger

Proceedings Volume 9906, 99061B (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2235227

KEYWORDS: Imaging systems, Observatories, Solar processes, Telescopes, Mirrors, Optical fabrication, Buildings, Space telescopes, Control systems, Deformable mirrors

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We provide an update on the construction status of the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope. This 4-m diameter facility is designed to enable detection and spatial/temporal resolution of the predicted, fundamental astrophysical processes driving solar magnetism at their intrinsic scales throughout the solar atmosphere. These data will drive key research on solar magnetism and its influence on solar winds, flares, coronal mass ejections and solar irradiance variability. The facility is developed to support a broad wavelength range (0.35 to 28 microns) and will employ state-of-the-art adaptive optics systems to provide diffraction limited imaging, resolving features approximately 20 km on the Sun. At the start of operations, there will be five instruments initially deployed: Visible Broadband Imager (VBI; National Solar Observatory), Visible SpectroPolarimeter (ViSP; NCAR High Altitude Observatory), Visible Tunable Filter (VTF (a Fabry-Perot tunable spectropolarimeter); Kiepenheuer Institute for Solarphysics), Diffraction Limited NIR Spectropolarimeter (DL-NIRSP; University of Hawaii, Institute for Astronomy) and the Cryogenic NIR Spectropolarimeter (Cryo-NIRSP; University of Hawaii, Institute for Astronomy).

As of mid-2016, the project construction is in its 4th year of site construction and 7th year overall. Major milestones in the off-site development include the conclusion of the polishing of the M1 mirror by University of Arizona, College of Optical Sciences, the delivery of the Top End Optical Assembly (L3), the acceptance of the Deformable Mirror System (Xinetics); all optical systems have been contracted and are either accepted or in fabrication. The Enclosure and Telescope Mount Assembly passed through their factory acceptance in 2014 and 2015, respectively. The enclosure site construction is currently concluding while the Telescope Mount Assembly site erection is underway. The facility buildings (Utility and Support and Operations) have been completed with ongoing work on the thermal systems to support the challenging imaging requirements needed for the solar research.

Finally, we present the construction phase performance (schedule, budget) with projections for the start of early operations.

Proceedings Article | 8 August 2016 Paper

Project management and control of the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope

Joseph McMullin, William McVeigh, Mark Warner, Thomas Rimmele, Simon Craig, Andrew Ferayorni, Bret Goodrich, Robert Hubbard, Rex Hunter, Paul Jeffers, Erik Johansson, Heather Marshall, William McBride, LeEllen Phelps, Steve Shimko, Alexandra Tritschler, Timothy Williams, Friedrich Wöger

Proceedings Volume 9911, 99110K (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2235225

KEYWORDS: Solar telescopes, Systems engineering, Observatories, Content addressable memory, Chromium, Control systems, Neodymium, Databases, Phase modulation, Process control

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Proceedings Article | 8 August 2016 Paper

The seven habits of highly effective project managers

Mark Warner, Richard Summers

Proceedings Volume 9911, 99110M (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2228381

KEYWORDS: Phase modulation, Astronomy, Thirty Meter Telescope, Promethium, Aerospace engineering, Telescopes, Mirrors, Observatories, Systems engineering, Satellites

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Proceedings Article | 5 August 2014 Paper

The tail wags the dog: managing large telescope construction projects with lagging requirements and creeping scope

Mark Warner

Proceedings Volume 9150, 915006 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2052724

KEYWORDS: Optical instrument design, Telescopes, Mirrors, Buildings, Large telescopes, Observatories, Safety, Interfaces, Domes, Control systems

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In a perfect world, large telescopes would be developed and built in logical, sequential order. First, scientific requirements would be agreed upon, vetted, and fully developed. From these, instrument designers would define their own subsystem requirements and specifications, and then flesh out preliminary designs. This in turn would then allow optic designers to specify lens and mirror requirements, which would permit telescope mounts and drives to be designed. Finally, software and safety systems, enclosures and domes, buildings, foundations, and infrastructures would be specified and developed. Unfortunately, the order of most large telescope projects is the opposite of this sequence. We don’t live in a perfect world. Scientists usually don’t want to commit to operational requirements until late in the design process, instrument designers frequently change and update their designs due to improving filter and camera technologies, and mount and optics engineers seem to live by the words “more” and “better” throughout their own design processes. Amplifying this is the fact that site construction of buildings and domes are usually the earliest critical path items on the schedule, and are often subject to lengthy permitting and environmental processes. These facility and support items therefore must quickly get underway, often before operational requirements are fully considered. Mirrors and mounts also have very long lead times for fabrication, which in turn necessitates that they are specified and purchased early. All of these factors can result in expensive and time-consuming change orders when requirements are finalized and/or shift late in the process. This paper discusses some of these issues encountered on large, multi-year construction projects. It also presents some techniques and ideas to minimize these effects on schedule and cost. Included is a discussion on the role of Interface Control Documents (ICDs), the importance (and danger) of making big-picture decisions early, and designing flexibility and adaptability into subsystems. In a perfect world, science would be the big dog in the room, wagging the engineering tail. In our non-perfect world, however, it’s often the tail that ends up wagging the dog instead.

Proceedings Article | 22 July 2014 Paper

Construction status of the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope

Joseph McMullin, Thomas Rimmele, Valentin Martínez Pillet, Thomas Berger, Roberto Casini, Simon Craig, David Elmore, Bret Goodrich, Steve Hegwer, Robert Hubbard, Erik Johansson, Jeffrey Kuhn, Haosheng Lin, William McVeigh, Wolfgang Schmidt, Steve Shimko, Alexandra Tritschler, Mark Warner, Friedrich Wöger

Proceedings Volume 9145, 914525 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055483

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Solar telescopes, Optical fabrication, Telescopes, Astronomy, Adaptive optics, Visible radiation, Control systems, Sun, Solar processes

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Proceedings Article | 26 September 2013 Paper

The Advanced Technology Solar Telescope (ATST) project: a construction update

Mark Warner, Joseph McMullin, Thomas Rimmele, Tom Berger

Proceedings Volume 8862, 88620D (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2027625

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Control systems, Magnetism, Solar telescopes, Space telescopes, Optical fabrication, Solar processes, Visible radiation, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2012 Paper

Transitioning from conceptual design to construction performance specification

Paul Jeffers, Mark Warner, Simon Craig, Robert Hubbard, Heather Marshall

Proceedings Volume 8449, 84490B (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.924501

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Interfaces, Computer aided design, Optical instrument design, Observatories, Astronomy, 3D modeling, Systems engineering, Infrared telescopes, Electronics

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2012 Paper

But I'm an engineer -- not a contracts lawyer!

Mark Warner, Harvey Bass

Proceedings Volume 8449, 84490O (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.923832

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Safety, Optical instrument design, Mirrors, Interfaces, Control systems, Observatories, Large telescopes, Lead, Legal

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

The Advanced Technology Solar Telescope: design and early construction

Joseph McMullin, Thomas Rimmele, Stephen Keil, Mark Warner, Samuel Barden, Scott Bulau, Simon Craig, Bret Goodrich, Eric Hansen, Steve Hegwer, Robert Hubbard, William McBride, Steve Shimko, Friedrich Wöger, Jennifer Ditsler

Proceedings Volume 8444, 844407 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926949

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Adaptive optics, Magnetism, Control systems, Buildings, Observatories, Solar processes, Sun, Solar telescopes

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The National Solar Observatory’s (NSO) Advanced Technology Solar Telescope (ATST) is the first large U.S. solar telescope accessible to the worldwide solar physics community to be constructed in more than 30 years. The 4-meter diameter facility will operate over a broad wavelength range (0.35 to 28 μm ), employing adaptive optics systems to achieve diffraction limited imaging and resolve features approximately 20 km on the Sun; the key observational parameters (collecting area, spatial resolution, spectral coverage, polarization accuracy, low scattered light) enable resolution of the theoretically-predicted, fine-scale magnetic features and their dynamics which modulate the radiative output of the sun and drive the release of magnetic energy from the Sun’s atmosphere in the form of flares and coronal mass ejections. In 2010, the ATST received a significant fraction of its funding for construction. In the subsequent two years, the project has hired staff and opened an office on Maui. A number of large industrial contracts have been placed throughout the world to complete the detailed designs and begin constructing the major telescope subsystems. These contracts have included the site development, AandE designs, mirrors, polishing, optic support assemblies, telescope mount and coudé rotator structures, enclosure, thermal and mechanical systems, and high-level software and controls. In addition, design development work on the instrument suite has undergone significant progress; this has included the completion of preliminary design reviews (PDR) for all five facility instruments. Permitting required for physically starting construction on the mountaintop of Haleakalā, Maui has also progressed. This paper will review the ATST goals and specifications, describe each of the major subsystems under construction, and review the contracts and lessons learned during the contracting and early construction phases. Schedules for site construction, key factory testing of major subsystems, and integration, test and commissioning activities will also be discussed.

Proceedings Article | 28 July 2010 Paper

The Advanced Technology Solar Telescope: beginning construction of the world's largest solar telescope

T. R. Rimmele, J. Wagner, S. Keil, D. Elmore, R. Hubbard, E. Hansen, M. Warner, P. Jeffers, L. Phelps, H. Marshall, B. Goodrich, K. Richards, S. Hegwer, R. Kneale, J. Ditsler

Proceedings Volume 7733, 77330G (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857714

KEYWORDS: Control systems, Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Wavefronts, Solar processes, Solar telescopes, Mirrors, Cameras, Interfaces, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2008 Paper

Advanced Technology Solar Telescope: a progress report

J. Wagner, T. Rimmele, S. Keil, R. Hubbard, E. Hansen, L. Phelps, M. Warner, B. Goodrich, K. Richards, S. Hegwer, R. Kneale, J. Ditsler

Proceedings Volume 7012, 70120I (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789436

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Control systems, Wavefronts, Adaptive optics, Observatories, Mirrors, Buildings, Control systems design, Solar telescopes, Optical instrument design

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2008 Paper

Advanced Technology Solar Telescope lower enclosure thermal system

L. Phelps, M. Warner

Proceedings Volume 7017, 701719 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789340

KEYWORDS: Sun, Solar telescopes, Fluctuations and noise, Observatories, Thermal modeling, Control systems, Particles, Performance modeling, Skin, Atmospheric optics

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Proceedings Article | 4 July 2006 Paper

Controlling wavefront distortions across a thermal boundary

Robert Hubbard, Thomas Rimmele, William Schoening, Nathan Dalrymple, Gary Poczulp, Mark Warner

Proceedings Volume 6267, 626722 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670541

KEYWORDS: Curtains, Adaptive optics, Wavefronts, Mirrors, Wavefront distortions, Telescopes, Interferometers, Space telescopes, Turbulence, Interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 26 June 2006 Paper

The Advanced Technology Solar Telescope enclosure

L. Phelps, J. Barr, N. Dalrymple, M. Fraser, R. Hubbard, J. Wagner, M. Warner

Proceedings Volume 6267, 62673E (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672167

KEYWORDS: Thermal modeling, Telescopes, Systems modeling, Convection, Solar radiation models, Solar telescopes, Cooling systems, Control systems, Camera shutters, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 23 June 2006 Paper

Advanced Technology Solar Telescope: a progress report

J. Wagner, T. Rimmele, S. Keil, J. Barr, N. Dalrymple, J. Ditsler, B. Goodrich, E. Hansen, S. Hegwer, F. Hill, R. Hubbard, L. Phelps, R. Price, K. Richards, M. Warner

Proceedings Volume 6267, 626709 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672495

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Control systems, Mirrors, Wavefronts, Adaptive optics, Observatories, Control systems design, Buildings, Interfaces, Solar telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 23 June 2006 Paper

The Advanced Technology Solar Telescope mount assembly

Mark Warner, Myung Cho, Bret Goodrich, Eric Hansen, Rob Hubbard, Joon Pyo Lee, Jeremy Wagner

Proceedings Volume 6267, 62673C (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.669866

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Space telescopes, Mirrors, Solar telescopes, Optical instrument design, Control systems, Finite element methods, Fourier transforms, Observatories, Off axis mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 15 September 2005 Paper

Advanced Technology Solar Telescope: a progress report

T. Rimmele, S. Keil, J. Wagner, N. Dalrymple, B. Goodrich, E. Hansen, F. Hill, R. Hubbard, L. Phelps, K. Richards, M. Warner

Proceedings Volume 5901, 590104 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.618354

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Control systems, Adaptive optics, Solar telescopes, Wavefronts, Wavefront sensors, Interfaces, Observatories, Visible radiation

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Proceedings Article | 15 September 2005 Paper

High precision polarimetry with the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope

Hector Socas-Navarro, David Elmore, Christoph Keller, Paul Seagraves, Kim Streander, Gregory Card, Mark Warner, Jeffrey Kuhn, Donald Mickey

Proceedings Volume 5901, 590105 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.616000

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Telescopes, Polarization, Polarimetry, Mirrors, Solar telescopes, Optical calibration, Space telescopes, Wave plates, Atmospheric modeling

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2005 Paper

Structural analysis for the 4-m Advanced Technology Solar Telescope (ATST)

Myung Cho, Mark Warner, Joon Lee

Proceedings Volume 5877, 58770O (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.613281

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Optical instrument design, Motion models, Off axis mirrors, Finite element methods, Gemini Observatory, Optical components, Solar telescopes, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 28 September 2004 Paper

Advanced Technology Solar Telescope: conceptual design and status

Stephen Keil, Jacobus Oschmann, Thomas Rimmele, Rob Hubbard, Mark Warner, Ron Price, Nathan Dalrymple, Bret Goodrich, Steven Hegwer, Frank Hill, Jeremy Wagner

Proceedings Volume 5489, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552405

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Optical instrument design, Polarization, Solar telescopes, Polarimetry, Mirrors, Visible radiation, Space telescopes, Control systems design

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Proceedings Article | 4 February 2004 Paper

Advanced Technology Solar Telescope: a progress report

Jim Oschmann, Nathan Dalrymple, Mark Warner, Ron Price, Frank Hill, Rob Hubbard, Thomas Rimmele, Christoph Keller, Stephen Keil

Proceedings Volume 5171, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.508575

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Skin, Solar telescopes, Adaptive optics, Gemini Observatory, Temperature metrology, Observatories, Domes, Thermal modeling

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Proceedings Article | 11 February 2003 Paper

Design and development of the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope

Stephen Keil, Thomas Rimmele, Christoph Keller, Frank Hill, Richard Radick, Jacobus Oschmann, Mark Warner, Nathan Dalrymple, John Briggs, Steven Hegwer, Dauxing Ren

Proceedings Volume 4853, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.460273

KEYWORDS: Magnetism, Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Light scattering, Mirrors, Solar telescopes, Solar processes, Optical instrument design, Visible radiation, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 4 February 2003 Paper

Technical challenges of the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope

Thomas Rimmele, Stephen Keil, Christoph Keller, Frank Hill, John Briggs, Nathan Dalrymple, Bret Goodrich, Steven Hegwer, Rob Hubbard, Jacobus Oschmann, Richard Radick, Deqing Ren, Jeremy Wagner, Stephen Wampler, Mark Warner

Proceedings Volume 4837, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.456707

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Adaptive optics, Polarization, Mirrors, Solar telescopes, Optical instrument design, Polarimetry, Solar processes, Magnetism, Monochromatic aberrations

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 1994 Paper

Gemini telescope structure design

Keith Raybould, Paul Gillett, Peter Hatton, Gordon Pentland, Mike Sheehan, Mark Warner

Proceedings Volume 2199, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176205

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Computer programming, Gemini Observatory, Optical instrument design, Telescope design, Finite element methods, Coating, Structural design, Head

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WS1208: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Project Managers

Why do some engineering projects succeed, while others fail? There are many different factors that can influence the outcome of any given project, but one of the most important is the combined skills and qualifications of the project manager (PM) at its helm. But what exactly makes a project manager “skilled and qualified?” Asked another way, are there common best practices, philosophies, and/or techniques that the most successful PMs share, and if so, what are they? The short answer is yes, the majority of successful engineering project managers have many skills and character traits in common. The longer answer is there are at least seven of these key traits, or “habits" that many successful PMs implement within their respective projects. <p> </p> This course explains what those habits are. More importantly, this course teaches a student how to implement these best practices into their own projects, large or small. From scope, quality, budget, and schedule management, to risk mitigation strategies, building a strong project team, engaged stakeholder management, and general leadership skills, this course will give both new and experienced project managers new tools and techniques to help them not only succeed, but excel within their projects.

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