Major Events in 2007 Call for the 1st Strategic Observing Program HyperSuprime-Cam subproject established Discussions on collaboration with Princeton.

Major Events in 2007Major Events in 2007

Call for the 1st Strategic Observing ProgramCall for the 1st Strategic Observing Program HyperSuprime-Cam subproject establishedHyperSuprime-Cam subproject established Discussions on collaboration with Princeton Univ. and Discussions on collaboration with Princeton Univ. and

ASIAA toward MOUsASIAA toward MOUs Time exchange with Gemini and KeckTime exchange with Gemini and Keck Change of Associate DirectorChange of Associate Director

Toru Yamada => Hideki Takami Toru Yamada => Hideki Takami The 1st Subaru International Conference (Dec 11-15)The 1st Subaru International Conference (Dec 11-15)

“Panoramic Views of Galaxy Formation and Evolution”“Panoramic Views of Galaxy Formation and Evolution”

Mitaka Office

SecretaryHigashio

Science ActivitiesArimotoKodama

Open Use(Takeda)Imanishi

KashikawaYoshida [C]

AccountingKuwata

Takamoto(Kimura [H])

Iwami

Data Management

(Yagi)

Public Relations(Imanishi)

Ofuku

PosdocsMinowa

NakajimaKandori

Subaru Telescope OrganizationDirector

Hayashi [M]

Associate Director(HR & Operation)

Nishimura

Associate Director(Budget and Engineering)

Usuda [T]

Associate Director(General)Takami

Head OfficialNaito

Manager Mitaka OfficeNoguchi

Senior AdvisorsKaroji, (Ando, Iye, Mizumoto)

Science Operation DivisionTerada

Technical Support DivisionToyofuku

Assistant to DirectorEndo

Human Res. Assis.Guthier

General AffairsOkazaki, Otsuki

Support AstronomersFurusawa [H] (S-Cam),

Fujiyoshi (COMICS), Hattori [T] (FOCAS), Tajitsu (HDS), Tanaka [I] (MOIRCS), Pyo (IRCS), Aoki [K] (CISCO),

Ishii (CIAO), (2TBDs)

Night Operation Grp Leader(TBD)

Obs. System Assoc. & Night Op. Assis.Letawsky, Garay,

Harasawa, Hatakeyama, Lemmen, Potter, Scarla

Mech. Team ForepersonFerreira

Summit Mech. Techs (I) Castro, Balbarino, Spencer

Science Operation Associate

FuselierMotor Pool/Transp. Tech

Hopkins

Accounting Unit ChiefKawabe

Accounting Unit StaffWatanabe [S],

Formanek, Yoshida, Roth [2 TBDs]

Facility Maintenance TechTamae

Public Information and Outreach Office

Hayashi [S]PIO Office Staff

Fuse, McLoud, Usuda-Sato [K], De Sa

Day Crew II ForepersonNamikawa

Shift LeadersYutani, Ohshima (Loaned fm

Mtk)Summit Telescope Techs (II)

Hasegawa [A], Iwasaki Tateishi

Updated January 8, 2007

Telescope Engineering DivisionTomono

Software Division(Takami [H])

Computer & Data Management DivisionNoumaru

Scientist(Takato)

Engineers & TechniciansKanzawa, Miyashita, Negishi,

Iseki, Kurakami, Uraguchi, Nabeshima

Instrument Group LeaderEngineers

ColleyLab Engineers & TechsOmata, Elms, Gorman,

Ramos [TBD]

OCS Software Engineers and Prog.

AssociatesBon, Jeschke, Streeper

Inagaki, (TBD)

Instrument Software EngineersTait, Cook, Dinkins, Golota, Weber

Director’s Office

PosdocsIshiokaFuruya

Science & Education

Affiliated Researchers

NittaSafety OfficerNoumaru (Interim)

Safety EngineerTsutsumi

Student Assistants

Graduate Students

Sub-ManagerAoki [W]

Other(Miyauchi)

System AdvisorKawai

System AdministratorsWinegar, Schubert,

Scanlon

Directorate Division Chief

Those who have major duties in other projects or divisions are shown in the parentheses.

AO Development ManagerHayano

Scientists & EngineersOya,Guyon, Watanabe [M], Hattori [M], Saito, [Engineer]

(Dinkins, Golota)

New Development

ELT ProjectSasaki

HiCIAO ProjectSuzuki (Kandori)

PIAA and Extreme AO Proj. PI(Guyon)

FMOS Commissioning ManagerTakato

Sub-ManagerAkiyama

Commissioning Scientists & Engineer

Tamura [N], Kimura, (Tait)

Library Committee Chair(Takato)

LibrarianTsang

Gen2 Science Advisors(Terada, Tomono)

Hyper Suprime-Cam Subproject Manager

(Miyazaki)

Engineers & TechniciansDoi, Tanaka [Y], (Kamata,

Gillingham)

ScientistsKomiyama, Nakaya,

Morokuma, Kawanomoto

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13 News Releases in 2007

COSMOS(Massey et al.)

γ Cep(Fukagawa et al.)

Strange Hα filament

(Yagi et al.)

Crab nebula(Yamada et al.)

Schwassman-Wachman(Fuse et al.)

Deep Impact(Kadono et al.)

Extragalactic Thorium

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Meteor tracks

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Jet?(Hioki et al.)

Leo II more extended

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Spin-orbit alignment

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Coming Instrument StatusComing Instrument Status Suprime-Cam with full depletion layer CCDsSuprime-Cam with full depletion layer CCDs HiCIAOHiCIAO

Strategic observing proposal under review at SACStrategic observing proposal under review at SAC

AO188AO188Risk shared use of NGS from S08BRisk shared use of NGS from S08B

FMOSFMOSContinue testingContinue testing

Hyper Suprime-CamHyper Suprime-CamConceptual Design Review and fabricationConceptual Design Review and fabrication

WFMOSWFMOSGemini-Subaru WFMOS WorkshopGemini-Subaru WFMOS WorkshopContinue discussion with GeminiContinue discussion with Gemini

Major Issues in 2008Major Issues in 2008

Keep Keep steadysteady operations and outcomesoperations and outcomes

Telescope Control System (SOSS) on new hardware Telescope Control System (SOSS) on new hardware (June) (June)

Begin fabrication of Begin fabrication of Hyper Suprime-CamHyper Suprime-Cam with successful with successful CoDRCoDR

Conclude Conclude MOUs MOUs with Princeton Univ and ASIAAwith Princeton Univ and ASIAA

Continue time exchange with Gemini and KeckContinue time exchange with Gemini and Keck

Gemini-Subaru-JSPS Workshop on WFMOS (May 19-22)Gemini-Subaru-JSPS Workshop on WFMOS (May 19-22)

Organize the 2nd Subaru international conference Organize the 2nd Subaru international conference

Some Minor RemarksSome Minor Remarks Please send an e-mail to Science Operation Division Please send an e-mail to Science Operation Division

Chief Chief terada terada (@naoj.org) with CCs to (@naoj.org) with CCs to nishimura nishimura and and masa masa if you ask to add or change targets.if you ask to add or change targets.

We ask all the We ask all the MOIRCS MOS usersMOIRCS MOS users to provide time to provide time (~1 hour) to take (~1 hour) to take pre-imagespre-images for the next MOS users. for the next MOS users. We will consult this issue with SAC soon.We will consult this issue with SAC soon.

No TOO for Keck-Subaru exchanged time (5 nights) No TOO for Keck-Subaru exchanged time (5 nights)