2:40 - 3:00 PM PT in room 520c
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (RST) is a Hubble-size telescope with a large field of view for large surveys of the sky, cold temperatures for enabling near infrared imaging, and controlled temperature stability for long exposures and coronagraphy. The OTA includes the primary mirror, secondary mirror, and aft optics for inserting light into the Wide Field Instrument and the Coronagraph Instrument. The testing of the optical assemblies and structures are nearly complete and ready for telescope integration. Pictures and descriptions of the assemblies will be provided, followed by performance results achieved at these level of assemblies.
Presenter: Tony L. Whitman
Tony Whitman is currently the chief systems engineer of the Optical Telescope Assembly for NASA’s Roman Space Telescope at L3Harris Technologies in Rochester, New York. Tony has held roles as the lead systems engineer for the integration and test equipment for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope program, as well as the optical test director for the telescope’s cryogenic optical test. Tony earned his Master of Science in Optics from the University of Rochester and a Bachelor of Science in Applied and Engineering Physics at Cornell University.
