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Paul Padilla's NRAO Work Website
I am a VLBA Telescope/Correlator Operator for the NRAO and sometimes
student at New Mexico Tech (NMT)
Main Work duties include:
- Sending out Observation Files to all VLBA Telescopes
- Watching over the "health" of the telescopes during and between
observations
- Troubleshooting problems with the telescopes
- Calling Site Techs when necessary to fix problems at the
telescopes
- Preliminary Data Quality Checks through analysis of monitor data
and System Temperatures
- Keeping accurate logs of events for each observation, including
potential sources of RFI, maintenance or other downtime, and reporting
of weather conditions at all sites.
- Correlation of data after it arrives at the AOC in Socorro
- Distribution of Correlated data to disk or DATs.
- Watching over the "health" of the Correlator while correlating.
- Troubleshooting of the Correlator and Mark5 PBDs.
- Arranging for any maintenance that may be required on the
Correlator or Mark5s.
- Keeping accurate logs during correlation of data
Secondary Work duties include:
- Updating of various VLBA webpages
- Assisting with miscellaneous duties of other VLBA personnel as
requested.
As far as school is concerned, I have a B.S. in Physics with a minor
in History from NMT. I am currently working on a B.S. in Mathematics,
possibly with a minor in Philosophy, also from NMT. In the future, I
hope to begin working towards a Masters and/or Ph.D. in Theoretical
Astrophysics or a similar field.
Current (Fall 2007) School Schedule (Not Currently Available)
Email:
Modified on
Wednesday, 27-Jun-2007 15:21:29 MDT
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