cfao.ucolick.orgCfAO AO Summer School 2019

!DOCTYPE html> Toggle navigation Home Schedule Registration Participants Venue Accomodation Travel Info FAQs Previous Events Contact CfAO Summer School on Adaptive Optics 2019 August 19 th - August 23 th , 2019 University of California, Santa Cruz Home Schedule Registration Participants Venue Accomodation Travel Info FAQs Lab Activity Photos Contact CfAO Summer School on Adaptive Optics 2019 Center for Adaptive Optics (CfAO) at the University of California, Santa Cruz August 19 th - August 23 rd , 2019 Registration closed July 19th, 2019. Held on the beautiful University of California, Santa Cruz campus, this workshop provides professional instruction in the field of Adaptive Optics by speakers renowned for their contributions to this interdisciplinary field. Appropriate for scientists, engineers, researchers, and technicians at the graduate level and above, this workshop combines lectures and hands-on, facilitated laboratory activities with working adaptive optics systems. Lecture Topics: • Introduction to Adaptive Optics • Geometric and Wave Optics • Atmospheric Turbulence • Adaptive Optics control theory • Wavefront sensing and reconstruction • Deformable mirror technology • Instrumentation for Adaptive Optics systems • Adaptive Optics system design • Adaptive Optics system simulation • Measuring AO system performance • Applications of AO, including biology and astronomy Confirmed speakers include: • Kerri Cahoy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Donald Gavel, Laboratory for Adaptive Optics, UC Santa Cruz • Olivier Guyon, Subaru Telescope / University of Arizona • Joel Kubby, University of California, Santa Cruz • Claire Max, University of California, Santa Cruz • Don Wiberg, University of California, Santa Cruz • Robert Zawadzki, University of California, Davis • Peter Kner, University of Georgia -- Science Organizing Committee Claire Max University of California Observatories Mark Ammons Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Sri Srinath University of California Observatories Administrative contacts: Graseilah Coolidge University of California Observatories gcoolidge@ucolick.org Tel: 831-459-2991 Sofia Esparza University of California Observatories soesparz@ucsc.edu -- Download the flyer (PDF) Copyright © Center for Adaptive Optics 201* -- © UC Observatories 2019   |   CfAO, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, +1-831-459-2991    |   Banner image: © Laurie Hatch -- © UC Observatories 2019 | CfAO, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, +1-831-459-2991 | Banner image: © Laurie Hatch `...