COO Travel Support Information
Keck Travel Support
In accordance with the recommendation of the Observatory Council (Nov 8, 2005), the Caltech Optical Observatories will
NOT pay for travel for faculty or postdocs with their own travel budgets.
Faculty can choose how many people to send on each observing trip, and seek cheaper fares by booking early.
Caltech/Robinson is now an approved remote Keck site, enabling observations with no observer
present
in Hawaii. Connections & equipment will be moved (in Feb) to 02 as the new remote observing room.
People awarded observing time on Keck who cannot cover their travel costs will:
email the Director [srk@astro.caltech.edu] cc: Robert Brucato [brucato@astro.caltech.edu] and request support to
cover their travel costs
applications reviewed by the Director may be granted partial support up to:
$800 for a single night run,
$900 for a 2-night run, or
$1000 for a 3-night run, including accomodation etc.
Additionally:
The observing project must be a Caltech program. No support will
be provided for Caltech observers collaborating with a PI from another
institution.
Support will be provided for one person per observing
run. The person supported must be formally affiliated with
Caltech. Collaborators from other institutions are not eligible.
Revised: 20 Dec 07