CUC, 29 June 2004 Belinda Wilkes, Assistant Director CXC Response to Jan 2004 CUC Report • 1,2: relate to peer review (Belinda) • 3: high-risk science category: will discuss and consider for Cycle 7 • 4: Metrics: regular (Paul G.) and joint (Belinda) • 5: Software commonality: contacted ADEC and added scripting languages to fall agenda to open discussions • 6: Bakeout: (Paul P.) • 7: Calibration: Summary document will be kept current, prioritised plan (Larry)
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CUC, 29 June 2004 Belinda Wilkes, Assistant Director
CXC Response to Jan 2004 CUC Report
• 1,2: relate to peer review (Belinda)• 3: high-risk science category: will discuss and
consider for Cycle 7• 4: Metrics: regular (Paul G.) and joint (Belinda)• 5: Software commonality: contacted ADEC and
added scripting languages to fall agenda to open discussions
• 6: Bakeout: (Paul P.)• 7: Calibration: Summary document will be kept
current, prioritised plan (Larry)
CUC, 29 June 2004 Belinda Wilkes, Assistant Director
CXC Response to Jan 2004 CUC Report
8: PSF: Memo summarizing PSF status (linked to Agenda, Diab)
9: CAL priorities accounting for staff reductions (Larry)
10: LETG/HRC-S wavelength scale – Work continues on non-linear, empirical λ-scale
adjustment– Re-assment of priorities will be made following
must be justified and approved by CDO. CDO review includes check for conflicts with other Chandra programs
– Person-load: 10 FTEs (16 CXC scientists):> 10 hours/week for 1st 2 months> 10 hours/month for rest of year
– Interactions include (no metrics): verification, minor pointing/offsets, active CCDs, splitting exposures, updated constraints/preferences, ACIS-I↔ACIS-S
CUC, 29 June 2004 Belinda Wilkes, Assistant Director
Other Interactions
Visitors: Not many official visitors here to reduce/analyze data (1 in 2003)
Collaborative visits: many people pass through to collaborate with individual CXC staff members, give lunch talks, spend research leave here etc..
Contact Scientists: no requests for a long time Chandra Users (chandra-users): closed Majordomo list;
is used but rate much slower than early in the mission
CUC, 29 June 2004 Belinda Wilkes, Assistant Director
Workshops for Chandra Observers
Calibration: held annually in October – 2002, 2003: 85 attendees (30% external)
CIAO: held as needed– 25 participants per workshop– 2 days of presentations and hands-on experience with CIAO– Ratio expert/beginner is increasing, now run parallel sessions– 1 per year: 5 to date:
> 2001: January, April, November
> 2002: May
> 2003: October (w/CAL workshop)
Science Workshops: planning to hold 1 or 2 workshops per year to promote awareness of Chandra accomplishments and prospects in certain areas: Galaxies Viewed with Chandra 7-9 July 2004
CUC, 29 June 2004 Belinda Wilkes, Assistant Director
Cycle 6 Peer Review: 15-17 June 2004
New for this cycle:– “Boss”– Location: Hilton Logan Airport– Reviewers Website: update and track status, travel requirements
etc., accessed by all SAO departments– Registration/reception Monday evening (14th June)– Internet connection throughout review floor– Reports website at review (will expand to use throughout
process)– BPP (Big Project Panel) reading period, 17th June am.– Collection and shredding of hardcopy and CDRoms at review– Re-organisation of Galaxies into: Populations; Diffuse emission– Internal LAN allowed CDO to access panel room spreadsheets– Conflict file: 1 per proposal, plus help file provided
CUC, 29 June 2004 Belinda Wilkes, Assistant Director
Cycle 6 Review: 15-17 June 2004
112 reviewers in 13 topical panels, 3 pundits + 13 panel chairs in BPP (and all came!)
17% women, **% non-US, including 2 Japanese Proposal Statistics: