{"id":496,"date":"2019-03-20T14:09:30","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T14:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labsites.wdev.rochester.edu\/fienup\/?page_id=496"},"modified":"2023-05-28T20:35:05","modified_gmt":"2023-05-28T20:35:05","slug":"fun","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labsites.rochester.edu\/fienup\/fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

May \/11\/2023 – Disc Golf at Ellison<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Natalia, Joseph, Melanie Xue, Jim, Antony Georgiadis, Sparrow, and Nico
[Photo by Sparrow’s Dad]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

February \/14\/2023 – Disc Golf at Shadow Pines<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Sparrow, Antony Georgiadis, Jim and Joseph
It can be nice in Rochester in the dead of winter<\/strong> (see Feb\/23\/2017<\/strong>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

June \/11\/2021 – Disc Golf at Parma<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Joseph, Jim, Sparrow and Heri.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sept\/02\/2019 – Labor Day Barbecue<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Left-to-right: Jaime Cardenas, Matt, Maria Schnitzler, Jim, Patty, Joseph, and Janet Hrdina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Feb\/21\/2019<\/strong> – Rock Climbing at Rock Ventures<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Left to right: Jim, Joseph, Scott, Jess, Hannah, Aaron, Patty, Kelsey, and Scott<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Apr\/25\/2017 – The James Webb Space Telescope<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Completely assembled at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and was to be shipped the following week to Johnson Space Center in Houston for further testing. This is a “selfie” from an observation deck just a few yards from it. (You can only see 12 of the 18 gold-plated hexagonal mirror segments here since the other 6 are in the folded-back position, like it will be when they put it into a rocket to launch it in October 2018). It’s huge!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Feb\/23\/2017 – Disc Golf at Basil Marella Park<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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It can be nice in Rochester in the dead of winter<\/strong>
Jim, Scott, Aaron, and Matt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Jan\/03\/2013 – Bristol Mountain<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Alex & Maria, Zack & Lindsay, Jim, and Matt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sept\/30\/2012 – At the induction into the National Academy of Engineering<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Aaron & Abbie (Tippie) Watnik, Tom Zielinski, Patty, Jim, and Matt Bolcar <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Oct\/9\/2012 – Cryo-vac chamber<\/a> at Johnson Space Center (JSC)<\/strong> James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)<\/strong> where NASA will test the assembled James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Oct\/9\/2012<\/strong> – NASA’s JWST Product Integrity Team (PIT) at the JSC test chamber<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Mar\/15\/2012 – Disc Golf at MCC<\/a> <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Jim, Matt, Zack, Alden, Abbie, and Alex<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Note: the dates above and below are NOT a typo — skiiing one day, disc golf in 70\u00b0 weather six days later<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mar\/9\/2012 – Skiing at Bristol Mountain<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Jim, Abbie, Zack, and Matt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

May\/10\/2011 – Disc Golf<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Prof. Hidekazu Mimura (Visiting Scientist — Professor at U. Tokyo), Jim, Zack, Abhishek and Dustin – (photo by Tom Zielinski) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Hidekazu, Tom, Zack, Abhishek and Dustin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

11\/2010<\/strong> – Moving<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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So how does one move a 2,000-lb, 12-ft x 4-ft x 18-in thick optical table
from the 5th floor of one building into the 4th floor of another?
— very carefully<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Mar\/23\/2007 – Rock Climbing <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Dec\/15\/2006 – Disc Golf <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Manuel, Tom, Nathan, and Jim catch some sunny March weather in Rochester.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Mar\/2\/2006 – At Ball Aerospace<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Jim and Matt Bolcar join Ball Aerospace and NASA researchers, posing in front of the test bed for wavefront sensing and control for the future James Webb Space Telescope. Jim is standing in the center, with the jaunty clean-room cap. Where’s Matt? (answer below)
(Photo courtesy of NASA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Feb\/16\/2006 – Rock Climbing at Rock Ventures<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Back (left to right): Emily, Dan, Tom, Matt, Julianna, Greg, Nate, Kathleen;
Front: Young-Sang, Seul-Byul, Seung-Whan, Jim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Aug\/2005<\/strong> –<\/strong> JWST<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Group visiting a full-scale model of the James Webb Space Telescope
in Rochester, NY,. Left to right: Sapna, Greg, Tom, Nathan, Matt, Brad (honorary group member), Brijesh, Jim & Sam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sept\/2005 – Where’s Waldo ? Can you find Matt Bolcar in the picture below?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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NASA JWST workers, Goddard Space Flight Center<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Apr\/2005 – Disc Golf 2<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Disc golf outing in April 2005 (80 degrees F, sun shining in Rochester in April!).
L\/R: Sapna Shroff, Greg Brady, Jim Fienup, Matt Bolcar, Tom Zielinski, Nathan Clark<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

June\/2004 – Disc Golf 1<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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L\/R: Jim Fienup, Matt Bolcar, Nathan Clark, Abbie Tippie, Andrew Berger
(Photo by Nathan Clark)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

(Anwer to first “Where’s Matt?”: front row, third from right)
(Answer to second “Where’s Matt?”: middle right area) <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rock Climbing<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Dan and Kathleen clipping in.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Emily and Nathan belay for Greg and Tom.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Greg as Spiderman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The “wall” in “wall-ninja” is superfluous.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Matt getting to know the climbing wall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mrs. Fienup belaying Prof. Fienup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Tom attacks the corner.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Nathan reaching for chalk.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Almost to the top.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sean chimneys up, but not too high.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Disc Golf<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Abbie driving.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Andrew Berger boldly going where no Optics Professor has gone before, trying to retreive an errant disc.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Prof. Berger tosses.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Jim putting. “cha-ching”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Matt driving.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lab Renovation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Jim DePinto and Sam Thurman deciding what to do about remodeling one of the labs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Q: How do you get a 12-foot x 4-foot table out of you lab?
A: Out the window:<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Q: What do you do then?
A: Lower it very carefully.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

FYI: this is not the monolith from the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey<\/a><\/em>. OR IS IT? Compare with the Original<\/a> (click on the thumbnail in the right column, second from top).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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6th Annual CfAO Summer School<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Sapna, Matt, and Nathan at Pigeon Point’s lighthouse.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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CfAO participants from Fienuplab. L\/R: Sean, Matt, Sapna, Nathan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Birthdays<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Fienup (2005)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Fun in the optics lab<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Joseph Tang, Jim Fienup, and Scott Paine looking at a JWST laboratory simulation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

May \/11\/2023 – Disc Golf at Ellison February \/14\/2023 – Disc Golf at Shadow Pines June \/11\/2021 – Disc Golf at Parma Sept\/02\/2019 – Labor Day Barbecue Feb\/21\/2019 – Rock Climbing at Rock Ventures Apr\/25\/2017 – The James Webb Space Telescope Feb\/23\/2017 – Disc Golf at Basil Marella Park Jan\/03\/2013 – Bristol Mountain Sept\/30\/2012 – … <\/p>\n

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