ENGINEERS & SCIENTISTS

The Keck Interferometer professional area is intended as a resource for scientists and engineers and students and teachers in secondary education. Here you will find research announcements, links to publications available on the Internet and resources for further research. October 2003: Science team observes distant galaxy The Keck Interferometer team's observations of the galaxy NGC 4151, located 40 million light years from Earth, mark the most distant observation ever obtained using an optical/infrared interferometer. Press release Paper (PDF) July 2003: Science team makes debut discovery Astronomers have observed a young star ringed by a swirling disc that may spin off planets, marking the first published science observation using the Keck Interferometer. Press release Paper (preprint, PDF format) Keck Interferometer update Paper presented at the Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation Conference of the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) in August 2002, in Waikoloa, Hawaii. (PDF file) Shared Risk Science with the Keck Interferometer Fellowships Opportunities for continuing education through the Sagan Fellowship Program.