LSST INC

Operates a three- to four-year fellowship for post-doctoral, early-career researchers in astrophysics and social sciences, supporting eight postdoctoral Fellows in astrophysics and two in social sciences with LSST-related science pursuits. The program includes networking, mentoring, leadership development, and monthly virtual peer mentoring.

Operates a three- to four-year fellowship program for post-doctoral, early-career researchers in astrophysics and social sciences, providing support, networking, mentoring, and leadership development for LSST-related science.

Engages a global community of scientists through innovative programs, provides funding opportunities, and offers communication resources (e.g., Slack, web pages) to help researchers study large-scale, complex data and maximize scientific impact from Rubin's LSST data. This includes hosting symposia, virtual workshops, and "Tech Talks".

Supports the LSST-DA Catalyst Postdoc Alliance, which aids early career scholars globally in scientific research and inclusive big data science practices.

Provides Science Catalyst Grants and $20K Incubator Program grants to support bold, interdisciplinary research ideas and inclusive participation in LSST science, particularly engaging students and early-career researchers in developing analyses using LINCC Frameworks tools.

Funds a Science Collaboration Coordinator and provides communication resources, including a Slack Pro workspace and web pages, to Science Collaborations to maximize scientific impact from Rubin's LSST data.

Supports undergraduate and graduate students through a summer program that enables them to attend the annual Rubin LSST meeting, present research, and engage in professional development, cohort building, and networking.

Operates a program for students to attend the annual Rubin LSST meeting, present research, and receive professional development, cohort building, and networking opportunities.

Contributed to a community white paper on cross-cutting analysis software needs for LSST science cases.

Runs a two-year training program for diverse astronomy graduate students to develop skills in analyzing large, complex datasets from the Rubin Observatory LSST, preparing them for data-intensive scientific research.

Develops advances in software infrastructure and analysis techniques through the LINCC Frameworks program to help the scientific community analyze Rubin LSST data. This includes an Incubator Program offering research grants and workshops/hackathons to train the community on these tools.

Develops software infrastructure and analysis techniques through the LINCC Frameworks program to help the scientific community analyze Rubin LSST data, including offering research grants, workshops, hackathons, and technical support.

Develops software infrastructure and analysis techniques through the LINCC Frameworks program, launched in 2021, to enable the scientific community to analyze data from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), including scaling algorithms like KBMOD for detecting faint astronomical objects.

Develops software infrastructure and analysis techniques through the LINCC Frameworks program to help the scientific community analyze Rubin LSST data, including providing research grants, workshops, hackathons, and technical support.

Contributes to community white papers and convenes workshops to identify cross-cutting software and analysis needs for LSST science cases, informing the development of scalable software frameworks.

Develops and maintains software packages and tools for the Rubin LSST astronomy community, including hosting Tech Talks, Office Hours, and workshops to train users on LINCC Frameworks, and compiling educational resources such as YouTube playlists on LSST data products.

Operates a three- to four-year postdoctoral fellowship for early-career researchers in astrophysics and social sciences to pursue LSST-related science, with two cohorts selected in 2022 and 2023. Provides fellows with networking, mentoring, leadership development, and resources to maximize scientific impact from Rubin LSST data.

Forms a coalition of institutions to maximize the scientific potential of the Rubin Observatory LSST through collaborative, inclusive participation in data analysis and discovery.

Operates a two-year training program for diverse astronomy graduate students to develop skills for science with large, complex datasets.

Operates a two-year training program for diverse astronomy graduate students to develop skills for science with large, complex datasets, specifically for Rubin LSST data.

Provides grants to support bold ideas, inclusive participation, and interdisciplinarity, engaging students and early-career researchers to maximize the scientific impact of Rubin Observatory's LSST.

Operates a three- to four-year fellowship program for post-doctoral, early-career researchers in astrophysics and social sciences, providing resources for networking, mentoring, and leadership development, and supporting LSST-related science and studies on social aspects of large-scale scientific endeavors.

Pilots and operates the Catalyst Postdoc Alliance, an extension of the Catalyst Fellowship that supports a broader global community of postdoctoral scholars through virtual mentoring, leadership mini-grants, an in-person kick-off meeting at the 2025 Catalyst Symposium, and a dedicated Slack channel for collaboration on LSST science and postdoc issues.

Pilots and operates a program to extend elements of the Catalyst Fellowship Program to a wider community of postdoctoral scholars globally, providing support for scientific research, inclusive big data science practices, leadership mini-grants, virtual training, and networking opportunities.

Manages initiatives to foster a diverse Rubin LSST community, including child care support, inclusive collaboration best practices, and expansion partnerships.

Manages a suite of programs to foster diversity and inclusion in the Rubin LSST community, including childcare support, dissemination of inclusive collaboration best practices, institutional expansion partnerships, and funding for communication resources like Slack Pro workspaces and web pages for Science Collaborations.

Manages initiatives to foster a diverse Rubin LSST community by providing child care support, promoting inclusive collaboration best practices, and forming expansion partnerships.

Manages programs to foster a diverse Rubin LSST community, including providing child care support, promoting inclusive collaboration best practices, and developing expansion partnerships.

Supports early career scholars globally in scientific research and inclusive big data science practices, piloting a program to extend elements of the Catalyst Fellowship to a wider community of postdoctoral scholars. This includes Leadership Mini-Grants, virtual training, and an in-person kick-off meeting.

Hosts the annual LSST-DA Catalyst Symposium at rotating LINCC Hub institutions, featuring scientific talks, discussions, training, and networking for fellows and community members. Also organizes periodic virtual Ideas Lab workshops and in-person events such as a hack event during the symposium.

Offers leadership training, mini-grants, and virtual professional development programs for Catalyst Fellows and Postdoc Alliance members, including monthly peer mentoring sessions and opportunities to build academic leadership profiles as Rubin LSST experts.

Compiles a YouTube playlist introducing the Rubin Observatory and LSST data products.

Funds the Science Collaboration Coordinator and provides communication resources, including a Slack Pro workspace and web pages, to Science Collaborations.