How does being a member of the LANL SDSS Team (LST) help
me?
Public SDSS data can be accessed and used without being a
member of the LST. LST membership basically enables two things:
(i) Access to non-public data
(ii) Initiation of, and participation in, SDSS collaboration-wide projects.
What are my main responsibilities as a member of the LST?
Signing on to the LST membership form means that you have understood
your responsibilities as a member of the SDSS-II collaboration as
outlined in the Principles of Operation
and the Publications
Policy. SDSS-II is a very large international collaboration with
over 300 participants, therefore it is important to follow collaboration
guidelines; failure to do so can lead to loss of data rights. Some of
the salient points are:
(i) All new projects must be announced to the collaboration and
interested people within the collaboration allowed to participate.
(ii) Competition with an already announced project is not allowed, be
aware of the SDSS project list.
(iii) Non-public SDSS data must not be released to anyone outside the
collaboration.
(iv) Prospective papers using SDSS data must be posted to the
Collaboration Publications website at least 3 weeks before submission
to any public forum.
(v) All proposals associated with SDSS science to be sent out for
external funding (more than $30K) must first be vetted by the LST.
What is the SDSS-II management structure? The SDSS is
overseen by the Advisory Council (AC) while day-to-day operation is
the responsibility of the Management Committee, consisting of the
Project Director (Rich Kron), Project Manager (Bill Boroski), Project
Scientist (Jim Gunn), and Project Spokesperson (David Weinberg). The
Collaboration Council (CoCo) advises the Spokesperson on matters of
policy and data rights and includes representatives from each of the
SDSS institutions. LANL is represented by Salman Habib (AC) and
J. Allyn Smith (CoCo).
Who should I ask if I have questions related to SDSS-II
collaboration policy? The LST point of contact (PoC) and the
LANL member on the Collaboration Council are the first people to go
to. Currently Salman Habib (T-8) is the LST PoC and J. Allyn Smith
(ISR-4) is the CoCo representative.
