ASKAP 2013 Year in Review: Achievements and Milestones in Astronomy and Space Science
The ASKAP 2013 Year in Review highlights significant accomplishments in astronomy and space science, including zero lost time injuries over six years, successful installations of advanced technology, and comprehensive training programs for staff. Key developments include the completion of MRO infrastructure, progress on the BETA installation, and the opening of the Pawsey Centre. The report also discusses early science workshops involving global collaborations and outlines compliance with CSIRO standards. The continuous improvement and strong safety record underline the project’s commitment to excellence.
ASKAP 2013 Year in Review: Achievements and Milestones in Astronomy and Space Science
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ASKAP 2013 Year in review Ant Schinckel | ASKAP Theme Leader 17 December 2012 Astronomy and space science
HSE • Zero lost time injury (LTIs) • Record maintained over life of project(six years!) • Few incidents or near-misses • 4WD driver training • Bush fire fighting • Snake handling • Remote area first aid
Site and site support • MRO infrastructure complete • (except the power station) • BETA installation complete • MSF opened 4 July • Fibre link upgraded to 40+ Gb/s
ASKAP – Digital Systems • Processor and Data acquisition cards • Next V7 evolution • Successes with • BETA Correlator • BETA Beamformer • Firmware development • 2 sites ASKAP: CDSCC September 2013
Computing • Pawsey Centre opened 7 August, Operations launched 15 Nov. • Early adopter access and integration tests • Supporting BETA • “Epic” & “Magnus” • Supporting MWA • archival storage • CSIRO ASKAP Science Data Archive (CASDA)
Early science • ASKAP Early Science Workshop • 70 attendees, 14 institutes, 5 countries • ASKAP Early Science Program (draft) released 26 September • Early Science Simulations • Preliminary ASKAP-12 layout
Project management • Passed audit against CSIRO Major Project Standard (May) • Compliant with 30 of 36 standards • No non-compliances • Passed Chief Executive Audit (August) • Risk Assessment & Audit audit – in progress Funding • SIEF – $6m for PAFs + $6m CSIRO capex • AAL/NCIRS – $6m for ATNF ops +$6m CSIRO capex Presentation title | Presenter name
We acknowledge the WajarriYamatji people as the traditional owners of the Observatory site. Presentation title | Presenter name