Ms. Mary J. Edwards Profile

Mary J. Edwards

Product Engineering & Program Support Manager at Corning Incorporated

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Publications (19)

Proceedings Article | 22 July 2016 Paper

High volume ULE segment production

Thomas Hobbs, Mary Edwards, Andrew Fox

Proceedings Volume 9912, 99123G (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2235351

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Manufacturing, Glasses, Ultrasonics, Space telescopes, Optics manufacturing, Birefringence, Polishing, Surface finishing

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2016 Paper

ULE design considerations for a 3m class light weighted mirror blank for E-ELT M5

Andrew Fox, Tom Hobbs, Mary Edwards, Matthew Arnold, Kent Sawyer

Proceedings Volume 9912, 99123F (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2235354

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Lightweight mirrors, Space mirrors, Space telescopes, Manufacturing, Telescopes, Finite element methods, Glasses, Distortion, Plano

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

Corning 7972 ULE material for segmented and large monolithic mirror blanks

Robert Sabia, Mary Edwards, Randy VanBrocklin, Bruce Wells

Proceedings Volume 6273, 627302 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672059

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Glasses, Manufacturing, Polishing, Surface finishing, Silicon carbide, Lightweight mirrors, Zerodur, Thermography, Distortion

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

Corning: supplier of multiple optical materials for telescope projects

Randy VanBrocklin, W. David Navan, Mary Edwards

Proceedings Volume 6273, 62730I (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672203

KEYWORDS: Optics manufacturing, Manufacturing, Mirrors, Telescopes, Glasses, Silica, Astronomy, Ultrasonics, Reflectivity, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

Review of Corning's capabilities for ULE mirror blank manufacturing for an extremely large telescope

Randy VanBrocklin, Mary Edwards, Bruce Wells

Proceedings Volume 6273, 627301 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672034

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Manufacturing, Glasses, Large telescopes, Ultrasonics, Silica, Optics manufacturing, Temperature metrology, Inspection, Surface finishing

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

Corning's success with the Discovery Channel 4.3 Meter Telescope

Bruce Wells, Mary Edwards, Randy VanBrocklin

Proceedings Volume 6273, 62732O (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672076

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Glasses, Observatories, Telescopes, Inspection, Manufacturing, Birefringence, Ultrasonics, Custom fabrication, Surface finishing

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2004 Paper

Corning's approach to segment blank manufacturing for an extremely large telescope

Randy VanBrocklin, Thomas Hobbs, Mary Edwards

Proceedings Volume 5494, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550503

KEYWORDS: Manufacturing, Mirrors, Glasses, Inspection, Large telescopes, Ultrasonics, Telescopes, Temperature metrology, Astronomical telescopes, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 12 December 2003 Paper

Corning lightweight core fabrication technologies

Randy VanBrocklin, Mary Edwards, Thomas Hobbs

Proceedings Volume 5179, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.505812

KEYWORDS: Lightweight mirrors, Mirrors, Manufacturing, Glasses, Etching, Solids, Abrasives, Tolerancing, Surface finishing, Computer programming

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Proceedings Article | 12 December 2003 Paper

Current fabrication techniques for ULE and fused silica lightweight mirrors

Thomas Hobbs, Mary Edwards, Randy VanBrocklin

Proceedings Volume 5179, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.506104

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Glasses, Silica, Manufacturing, Lightweight mirrors, Fabrication, Etching, Abrasives, Solids, Optics manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 3 August 1999 Paper

Conformal window for the airborne laser aircraft

David Gritz, Ronald Mazzuca, Mary Edwards, James Fagan, Gene Peters, William Decker, Bryan Kelchner, James Mayo, Theresa McCarthy-Brow

Proceedings Volume 3706, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.356961

KEYWORDS: Glasses, Manufacturing, Airborne laser technology, Optics manufacturing, Chemical lasers, Silica, Chemical oxygen iodine lasers, Absorption, Polishing, Optical coatings

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Proceedings Article | 28 August 1998 Paper

Current fabrication techniques for ULE and fused silica lightweight mirrors

Mary Edwards

Proceedings Volume 3356, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.324489

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Silica, Lightweight mirrors, Glasses, Abrasives, Solids, Fabrication, Optics manufacturing, Thermography, Manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 25 August 1998 Paper

Design and manufacture of ULE glass chopping secondary mirrors

W. Scott Smith, Mary Edwards

Proceedings Volume 3352, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.319280

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Glasses, Manufacturing, Temperature metrology, Polishing, Lightweight mirrors, Finite element methods, Telescopes, Infrared radiation, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 25 August 1998 Paper

Long-term reliability of large ULE mirror blanks

Suresh Gulati, Mary Edwards

Proceedings Volume 3352, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.319294

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Glasses, Manufacturing, Reliability, Surface finishing, Failure analysis, Etching, Corrosion, Gemini Observatory, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 25 August 1998 Paper

Total quality manufacturing: the success of Corning's 8-m mirror blank programs

Mary Edwards

Proceedings Volume 3352, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.319253

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Glasses, Surface finishing, Manufacturing, Gemini Observatory, Telescopes, Etching, Space telescopes, Silica, Fiber optic handling equipment

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Proceedings Article | 25 August 1998 Paper

Safe handling of 8-m mirror blanks during manufacture: equipment designs based on finite element analyses of stresses

William Powell, Stephen Ormsby, Mary Edwards

Proceedings Volume 3352, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.319319

KEYWORDS: Glasses, Mirrors, Finite element methods, Manufacturing, Foam, Design for manufacturability, Manufacturing equipment, Plano, Computer aided design, Interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 1997 Paper

ULE - Zero expansion, low density, and dimensionally stable material for lightweight optical systems

Suresh Gulati, Mary Edwards

Proceedings Volume 10289, 1028909 (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.284710

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Thermography, Reliability, Glasses, Precision optics, Lightweight mirrors, Optics manufacturing, Binary data, Optical properties, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 11 November 1996 Paper

Improved precision of absolute thermal-expansion measurements for ULE glass

Mary Edwards, Emily Bullock, Deborah Morton

Proceedings Volume 2857, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.258287

KEYWORDS: Glasses, Mirrors, Ultrasonics, Time metrology, Manufacturing, Temperature metrology, Telescopes, Data modeling, Surface finishing, Transducers

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 1994 Paper

Primary mirror blank fabrication of SUBARU Telescope

Aki Sasaki, Izumi Mikami, Noriko Shimoyama, Ken-Ichi Nishiguchi, William Powell, Mary Edwards, Hiroyasu Ando, Masanori Iye

Proceedings Volume 2199, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176185

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Error analysis, Finite element methods, Thermal effects, Telescopes, Glasses, Algorithms, Optimization (mathematics), Analytical research, Large telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 1994 Paper

Fabrication of SUBARU primary mirror blank

Richard Smith, Mary Edwards, Donald Kloeber

Proceedings Volume 2199, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176263

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Inspection, Glasses, Manufacturing, Astronomy, Observatories, Silica, Nondestructive evaluation, Large telescopes, Astronomical telescopes

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