Andrew I

Andrew I. Sheinis
122 Oxford Way,
Santa Cruz CA 95060
(h) 831-458-9798 (w) 831-459-2774

sheinis@ucolick.org, www.ucolick.org/~sheinis

Education:

Ph.D. Astronomy and Astrophysics, U. of California, Santa Cruz CA, 2002 (expected)
M.S. Astronomy and Astrophysics, U. of California Santa Cruz CA, 1997
M.S. Physics (Optics), Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester MA., Physics. 1985
B.S. Physics (cum laude), University of Massachusetts, Amherst MA. 1982
Postgraduate studies at the Tufts University Center for Electro-Optics, in Fourier Optics 1986-1987

Professional Experience:

1996-present Senior Development Engineer/Project Engineer, Lick Observatory, UC Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz CA
1991-1995 Senior Electro-Optical Engineer, University of Hawaii, Institute for Astronomy
1989-1991 Research Scientist/Project Manager, Pfizer Laser Systems, Irvine CA
1986-1989 Member Technical Staff , Optikos Corporation, Cambridge MA
1985-1986 Optical Engineer, Itek Optical Systems, Lexington MA

Astronomical Instruments:

Echellette Spectrograph and Imager (ESI),Keck/Lick Observatory.: Responsible for overall optical performance, including: internal optical alignment; instrument alignment to telescope; camera assembly and testing, including athermalization.
Responsible for all mechanical design and testing of mounts and mechanisms for all dispersing elements and folding mirrors.
Performed optical design of calibration lamp delivery optics.
Calculated thermal and flexural induced motion in above hardware both analytically and using the Ansys FEA program.
Wrote data reduction and image analysis programs in IDL.
Integral Field Unit (IFU) for ESI,Keck/Lick Observatory.
P.I.; Conceived of instrument.
Responsible for overall project management.
Did all optical design and analysis.
DEIMOS,Keck/Lick Observatory.
Assisted with Zemax analysis of camera.
Assisted with camera testing and analysis of testing results.
Prime Focus Corrector, Lick Observatory.
Conceived of novel alignment technique.
Multi Object Spectrograph (MOS), Lick Observatory.
Optical and mechanical design and development for new guide fiber delivery system.
0.4 Meter Seeing Monitors, Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii.
Responsible for optical performance: optical design and analysis.
Conceived of and built the first differential limb motion monitor.
Responsible for system integration and testing.
Slit Monitor Camera, Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii.
Responsible for optical performance: optical design and analysis to upgrade existing slit monitor camera and fast tip/tilt system.
Responsible for system integration and testing procedure.
Micro-Thermal Measurement Towers, Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii.
Managed overall project.
Wrote design specifications, scoped project.
Responsible for system integration and acceptance testing.
Integral Field Unit (IFU) for ESI,Keck/Lick Observatory.: P.I.; Conceived of instrument.
Responsible for overall project management.
Did all optical design and analysis.
DEIMOS,Keck/Lick Observatory.
Assisted with Zemax analysis of camera.
Assisted with camera testing and analysis of testing results.
Prime Focus Corrector, Lick Observatory.
Conceived of novel alignment technique.
Multi Object Spectrograph (MOS), Lick Observatory.
Optical and mechanical design and development for new guide fiber delivery system.
0.4 Meter Seeing Monitors, Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii.
Responsible for optical performance: optical design and analysis.
Conceived of and built the first differential limb motion monitor.
Responsible for system integration and testing.
Slit Monitor Camera, Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii.
Responsible for optical performance: optical design and analysis to upgrade existing slit monitor camera and fast tip/tilt system.
Responsible for system integration and testing procedure.
Micro-Thermal Measurement Towers, Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii.
Managed overall project.
Wrote design specifications, scoped project.
Responsible for system integration and acceptance testing.
DEIMOS,Keck/Lick Observatory.: Assisted with Zemax analysis of camera.
Assisted with camera testing and analysis of testing results.
Prime Focus Corrector, Lick Observatory.
Conceived of novel alignment technique.
Multi Object Spectrograph (MOS), Lick Observatory.
Optical and mechanical design and development for new guide fiber delivery system.
0.4 Meter Seeing Monitors, Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii.
Responsible for optical performance: optical design and analysis.
Conceived of and built the first differential limb motion monitor.
Responsible for system integration and testing.
Slit Monitor Camera, Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii.
Responsible for optical performance: optical design and analysis to upgrade existing slit monitor camera and fast tip/tilt system.
Responsible for system integration and testing procedure.
Micro-Thermal Measurement Towers, Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii.
Managed overall project.
Wrote design specifications, scoped project.
Responsible for system integration and acceptance testing.
Prime Focus Corrector, Lick Observatory.: Conceived of novel alignment technique.
Multi Object Spectrograph (MOS), Lick Observatory.
Optical and mechanical design and development for new guide fiber delivery system.
0.4 Meter Seeing Monitors, Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii.
Responsible for optical performance: optical design and analysis.
Conceived of and built the first differential limb motion monitor.
Responsible for system integration and testing.
Slit Monitor Camera, Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii.
Responsible for optical performance: optical design and analysis to upgrade existing slit monitor camera and fast tip/tilt system.
Responsible for system integration and testing procedure.
Micro-Thermal Measurement Towers, Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii.
Managed overall project.
Wrote design specifications, scoped project.
Responsible for system integration and acceptance testing.
Multi Object Spectrograph (MOS), Lick Observatory.: Optical and mechanical design and development for new guide fiber delivery system.
0.4 Meter Seeing Monitors, Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii.
Responsible for optical performance: optical design and analysis.
Conceived of and built the first differential limb motion monitor.
Responsible for system integration and testing.
Slit Monitor Camera, Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii.
Responsible for optical performance: optical design and analysis to upgrade existing slit monitor camera and fast tip/tilt system.
Responsible for system integration and testing procedure.
Micro-Thermal Measurement Towers, Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii.
Managed overall project.
Wrote design specifications, scoped project.
Responsible for system integration and acceptance testing.
0.4 Meter Seeing Monitors, Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii.: Responsible for optical performance: optical design and analysis.
Conceived of and built the first differential limb motion monitor.
Responsible for system integration and testing.
Slit Monitor Camera, Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii.
Responsible for optical performance: optical design and analysis to upgrade existing slit monitor camera and fast tip/tilt system.
Responsible for system integration and testing procedure.
Micro-Thermal Measurement Towers, Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii.
Managed overall project.
Wrote design specifications, scoped project.
Responsible for system integration and acceptance testing.
Slit Monitor Camera, Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii.: Responsible for optical performance: optical design and analysis to upgrade existing slit monitor camera and fast tip/tilt system.
Responsible for system integration and testing procedure.
Micro-Thermal Measurement Towers, Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii.
Managed overall project.
Wrote design specifications, scoped project.
Responsible for system integration and acceptance testing.
Micro-Thermal Measurement Towers, Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii.: Managed overall project.
Wrote design specifications, scoped project.
Responsible for system integration and acceptance testing.

Teaching Experience:

1996 Teaching assistant, "Overview of the Universe", University of California at Santa Cruz, Astronomy
1984-1985 Teaching assistant," Freshman Mechanics", "Freshman E & M", "Advanced laboratory Techniques", Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Physics department

Honors and Affiliations:

National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Gemini Science Fellowship, Gemini Observatory (declined)
Bachmann Graduate Fellowship for Astronomical Instrumentation, UCSC
Regents fellowship, UCSC
Physics fellowship, University of Rochester (declined)
Departmental fellowship in Planetary Science, MIT (declined)
Member, SPIE, OSA ASP
Councilor, New England section of OSA
Referee, several Applied Optics publications
Committee Member, Gran Telescopio Canarias Design Review Committee, OSIRIS and ELMER Instruments

U.S. Patents:

Sheinis Andrew I., Cozean Collette, Forkner John, Colles M. John, Optics for Medical Laser, US patent number 5289557, Feb 22 1994
Sheinis Andrew I., Cozean Collette, Forkner John, Colles M. John, Optics for Medical Laser, US patent number 5198926, Mar 30, 1993

Grants and Proposals:

P.I., Integral Field Unit for the Echellette Spectrograph and Imager (ESI), funded by Keck Observatory ($120K)
Wrote successful proposal for Haleakala Site characterization study, funded by Airforce Phillips Lab ($400K)