Dr. Peter L. Wizinowich
Chief of Technical Development at WM Keck Observatory
SPIE Involvement:
Editorial Board Member: Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems | Author
Profile Summary

Peter Wizinowich is the Optical Systems Manager at the W. M. Keck Observatory (WMKO). He has been at WMKO since 1991, and has led the telescope optics installation and alignment, the adaptive optics development program and the Keck interferometer development activities. Prior to coming to WMKO, Peter was a Staff Scientist at Steward Observatory, an instrumentation technician at the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope and resident astronomer at the University of Toronto Southern Observatory.
Peter received his Ph.D. from the University of Arizona's Optical Sciences Center, his M.A.Sc. from the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies, and his B.Sc. in physics and astronomy from the University of Toronto.
Publications (163)

Proceedings Article | 2 October 2024 Poster + Presentation + Paper
Zeren Lin, Tarun Kumar, Xun Chen, Jessica Lu, Peter Wizinowich, Scott Lilley, Ed Wetherell, Nicholas McConnell
Proceedings Volume 11448, 1144879 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561958
KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Calibration, Telescopes, Thirty Meter Telescope, Planets, Manufacturing, Optics manufacturing, Keck Observatory, Optical instrument design, Distortion

Proceedings Article | 18 September 2024 Poster + Paper
Proceedings Volume 13095, 130952U (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3029442
KEYWORDS: Visibility, Stars, Point spread functions, Interferograms, Calibration, Imaging systems, Image quality, Liquid crystals, Holography, Data modeling

Proceedings Article | 29 August 2024 Presentation + Paper
Proceedings Volume 13097, 130970H (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020725
KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Simulations, Actuators, Stars, Spatial resolution, Wavefront sensors, Infrared radiation, Telescopes, Point spread functions, Image quality

Proceedings Article | 28 August 2024 Poster
Proceedings Volume 13097, 130975Y (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020435

Proceedings Article | 28 August 2024 Presentation
Proceedings Volume 13097, 130971F (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3025881
KEYWORDS: Adaptive optics, Telescopes, Imaging systems, Wavefront sensors, Spatial resolution, Space operations, Optical coherence, Equipment, Diffraction limit, Astrophysics