Participants of TMT Secondary Mirror Support System and Positioner (M2SSP) Preliminary Design Review at AMOS in Belgium and remote, held on 15 July 2024. The meeting participants, including representatives from TIO Optics, Systems Engineering, Structure, and Controls groups, conducted a successful design review with AMOS.
TIO was excited to join the American Astronomical Society at #AAS244 in Madison, Wisconsin. TIO teamed up with GMTO and NOIRLab from 9–13 June to present the US-ELTP program and update.
The international research symposium "ELT Science in Light of JWST" took place at Tohoku University in Japan, from June 2 – 7, 2024. Scientists and researchers reviewed and highlighted recent JWST discoveries, and examined their implications for the scientific operations, instrumentation planning, and user services of ELTs.
On 19 March 2024, TIO and Coherent acknowledged the project’s achievement of the 100th polished roundel. TIO recognized this significant milestone by presenting Coherent with a commemorative banner. This accomplishment is the result of a collaborative effort of three organizations within TIO’s international partnership, dedicated to producing the mirror segments for TMT’s advanced primary mirror. In the United States, Coherent has polished 85 mirrors, while Canon in Japan has contributed 13 mirrors, and TMT India has added 2 mirrors to this ambitious project. From Left to right: Cristoval Villanueva, TMT Production Technician (Coherent); Zane Little, TMT Production Technician (Coherent); Heather Romero, Quality Assurance Supervisor (Coherent); Bob Anderson, TIO Quality Assurance Manager (TIO); Greg Feller, TMT Program Manager (Coherent).
India-TMT Mirror Polishing team at India-TMT Optics Fabrication Facility Group photo of the polishing team in the entrance of the new ITOFF facility located in Bengaluru, India and dedicated to TMT mirror production, in February 2024.
India TMT Coordination Centre Optics team at ITOFF in February 2024. TIO and India TMT staff in front of TIO’s custom-built polishing equipment at the ITOFF facility.
ʻAle Lau Loa students' welcome party hosted by Kumejima Town in Okinawa, Japan, on 12 October 2023.
Students from the ʻAle Lau Loa Global Youth Ambassador Program visited Omiya Junior High School in Okinawa, Japan, on 8 October 2023.
The ʻAle Lau Loa navigation workshop was led by Hawaiʻi County Recreation Specialist Kalani Kahalioumi and wayfinding experts on 30 September 2023.
ʻAle Lau Loa students learned hula, oli, and Polynesian star compass during a pre-travel workshop guided by Kumu Keala Ching on 16 September 2023.
TMT’s MODHIS team and reviewers during the MODHIS Midterm Conceptual Design Review, Pasadena 30 January 2024.
TIO participated in the 243th American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting, a major international organization of professional astronomers organized recently in Louisiana. Collaborating with its United States Extremely Large Telescope Program (US-ELTP) partners, including the Giant Magellan Telescope and NSF’s NOIRLab, TIO shared a spacious booth and showcased its collaborative operations within the US-ELTP. During the conference, the partnership shared updates on the work being done and hosted a successful US-ELTP Open House.
