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Women’s Hall of Fame Welcomes Poyneer

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LIVERMORE, Calif., April 29, 2010 — Lisa Poyneer has been inducted into the Alameda County Women’s Hall of Fame for her work in adaptive optics and the development of the Gemini Planet Imager (GPI), which will be the world’s most powerful astronomical adaptive optics instrument. Poyneer is said to be one of the most promising scientists/engineers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). A signal processing and adaptive optics engineer, Poyneer was instrumental in the development of GPI, which will be completed in early 2011. Lisa Poyneer adjusts the mirrors used in a tabletop adaptive optics...Read full article

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    Published: April 2010
    Glossary
    adaptive optics
    Adaptive optics (AO) is a technology used to improve the performance of optical systems by reducing the effects of atmospheric distortions. The Earth's atmosphere can cause light passing through it to experience distortions, resulting in image blurring and degradation in various optical applications, such as astronomical observations, laser communications, and imaging systems. Adaptive optics systems actively adjust the optical elements in real-time to compensate for these distortions. Key...
    astronomy
    The scientific observation of celestial radiation that has reached the vicinity of Earth, and the interpretation of these observations to determine the characteristics of the extraterrestrial bodies and phenomena that have emitted the radiation.
    telescope
    An afocal optical device made up of lenses or mirrors, usually with a magnification greater than unity, that renders distant objects more distinct, by enlarging their images on the retina.
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