The balloon launch of SPIDER!

Final preparations before the launch window opens. Liquid Helium. Cold Detectors. Sun shield installation. Seals!

SPIDER close-up, gondola building, Ob Hill, Obs Tube, Skiing, and Thanksgiving

Non-work things, October 27 - Nov 8

First week of working at at the Long Duration Ballooning facility.

10/26/2022 I don't know how well I'll be able to describe the feeling of landing in Antarctica, but I'll try. We touched down at 5:07 PM...

10/17/2022 - 10/25/2022 Getting to Antarctica is not easy. I was told that it would be the hardest part of deployment, and so far, I...

I suppose as a precursor to posting about Antarctica, I should share a little about my research and what I do. But, I already did that...

This post is just a bunch of bologna, and has nothing to do with my research. ;) May 27-28, 2022 I left Ferrara after the conference...

I went to Ferrara, Italy in May to present at the From Planck to the Future of CMB conference. It was so beautiful and I had the time of...