The TMT team and booth at John Muir High School for the Pasadena Unified School District Science Fest on Saturday 16 March 2024. The team, consisting of Ben Irarrazaval, Mabel Wong, John Miles, Alastair Heptonstall, Pratheep Eamranond, and Christina Wong (not pictured) presented the TMT Observatory and inspired students about exciting career opportunities related to STEM.
The TMT team attended the Pasadena City College STEM Gala, on Friday 8 March 2024. The event was a success and aimed to promote connections and opportunities within the STEM community in Pasadena and southern California.
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.
TMT primary mirror segment polishing at ITOFF in India, February 2024. India TMT test TMT Clearceram glass polishing at ITOFF using the stress mirror polishing process.
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.
TMT mirror polishing at India-TMT Optics Fabrication Facility (ITOFF), February 2024. The first test runs for grinding and polishing TMT mirrors are successfully performed at ITOFF.
Measurement testing of TMT mirror prototype at India-TMT Optics Fabrication Facility (ITOFF), February 2024. Chetan, an ITOFF optics technician, uses ultrasonic thickness probes to precisely measure the thickness of the mirror glass.
India-TMT Optics Fabrication Facility ITOFF Visit. TIO engineers walk through the air handling system located in the upper floor power supply rooms.
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.
