HAWC Gamma Ray Observatory

Los Alamos National Laboratory Engineering, 2010-11

Liaison(s): Brenda Dingus
Advisor(s): Ziyad Durón ’81
Students(s): Kyle Klipfel (TL-S), Clare Robinson (TL-F), Matthew Cummins (S), Benjamin Liu (S), Renee Gittins (F), Scott Ogilvie (F)

This team worked to develop an improved construction method and construction devices for the High Altitude Water Cherenkov Observatory in Mexico. The project centered on optimizing construction safety, time, and cost. The main focus was on the construction of 300 50,000 gallon water tanks, installation and placement of three photo-multiplier tubes in each tank, as well as the light-tight bladder installation within the tanks.