| Al Conrad
Associate Staff Scientist Email: aconrad@lbto.org Office Information: Education: Ph.D – Computer Science, University of California (1994) |
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About
Al received his PhD in Computer Science from the University of California at Santa Cruz in 1994. Before joining LBT in 2014, he worked as software engineer and support astronomer at both Lick and Keck Observatories before moving to the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy to lead the development of the ground layer AO system for LINC-NIRVANA (LN). At LBT, Al has served as point of contact for LN, LBTI, and LUCI/AO commissioning. His current duties include the science archive, SHARK-NIR, SHARK-VIS, LN, and OSCO. His research interests include asteroid systems and developing novel techniques to study comets, planets, and the moons of planets, in particular Jupiter’s moon Io. He enjoys cycling, sailing, and outrigger canoe paddling.
