KECK OBSERVATORY CONGRATULATES AKAMAI INTERNS

KECK OBSERVATORY CONGRATULATES AKAMAI INTERNS

Waimea (Kamuela), Hawaiʻi – Hoʻomaikaʻi (congratulations) to our 2024 Akamai Workforce Initiative Cohort: Anthony Lau, Carina McCartney, and Tatum Umiamaka, who have successfully completed their summer internships with us.

Congratulations as well to former Akamai intern Ka’ala Deitch, who, after working with our mechanical engineers in Summer 2023 to improve a platform for the Keck II telescope, was invited back this summer to see his project through to completion.

For over 20 years, the Akamai Internship Program has been providing kamaʻāina college students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). This program not only provides students with valuable industry experience, but also offers our staff the rewarding opportunity to mentor the next generation of local talent.

Aloha nui loa to our latest cohort, and best wishes as you continue your career journeys! Learn more about the innovative projects Anthony, Carina, Tatum, and Ka’ala worked on this summer:

Anthony was born and raised on O’ahu and is a recent graduate of the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science. He updated the atmospheric wavelength correction model for the Keck Cosmic Web Imager to more precisely match the unique conditions on Maunakea. This includes improving the algorithms used in the data reduction pipeline to correct for the blurring effect caused by the turbulence of Earth’s atmosphere, which distorts astronomical images. Anthony’s efforts will help scientists achieve better wavelength measurements by enabling more accurate, real-time wavelength corrections.

Carina grew up in Kapolei, O’ahu and is pursuing an aerospace engineering degree at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She designed structures for an optical alignment station in our optical lab, which will be used to inspect and align mirrors, lenses, and other optical instruments for the Keck I and Keck II telescopes. This station will be useful for the new High Order All-sky Keck Adaptive Optics project and other collaborative work with Keck Observatory partners.

Tatum is a senior at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa studying Astrophysics and Computer Science. She worked on our adaptive optics (AO) software, translating its current IDL script into a more modular and modern Python program. The newly-calibrated software will be used for the High Order All-sky Keck Adaptive Optics deformable mirror upgrade on the Keck II telescope.

Back for a second summer, Ka‘ala continued his work on designing a surface addition to improve the Keck II telescope’s M6 platform. Because several instrument projects will be needing this platform, Ka‘ala focused on moving his concept from design to production. Originally from Hilo, he just completed his junior year at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa where he is majoring in Mechanical Engineering and minoring in Hawaiian Language.

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