Mechanical Engineer at the Rubin Observatory
As a commissioning engineer based in La Serena, Chile, I support the integration and testing plans for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory‘s detector, the 3.2 gigapixel LSST Camera. October 2015 – present.
Education
- Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, San Jose State University, 2018
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 2015
- Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, Southern New Hampshire University, 2023
Selected Publications
Conference Proceedings
- Rubin Observatory LSST Camera shipping container testing and analysis, SPIE Conference Proceedings, 2022
- Rubin Observatory Commissioning Camera: Summit Integration, SPIE Conference Proceedings, 2022
- Rubin Observatory’s LSST Camera shipping container design and lessons learned, SPIE Conference Proceedings, 2020
- Acceptance testing for LSST camera raft tower modules, SPIE Conference Proceedings, 2018
Science Communication
- The tangled physics of knots, one of our simplest and oldest technologies, Massive Science, August 2021
- Seeing in different lights paints a more detailed picture of Jupiter, Massive Science, June 2021
- T. Rex walked as slowly as a human, and may have used its tail as a suspension system, Massive Science, May 2021
- A “strange, giant” galaxy is breaking all the rules, Massive Science, April 2021
- The Ever Given and the physics of big ships clogged the Suez Canal, Massive Science, March 2021
- Two mistakes by a pair of astronomers expanded our knowledge of dying stars, Massive Science, March 2021
Other Interests
- Science curriculum development
- Personal lifestyle blog
- Adventuring in the mountains
Margaux Lopez 