Professor Céline d'Orgeville

Contacts

Contact email:celine.dorgeville@anu.edu.au
Contact phone:(02) 6125 6374
Location:AITC1 - Upper - 112
Centre:Advanced Instrumentation Technology Centre
Link:ANU Researchers profile
MSc. Optics & Photonics, MEng. Optical Engineering
AITC Deputy Director
ANU Translational Fellow

Professor Céline d'Orgeville is the Director of the ANU Advanced Instrumentation Technology Centre (AITC) where she leads a team of over 55 scientists and engineers developing innovative, bespoke, cutting-edge instrumentation for astronomy and space. She is a world leading expert in Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics (LGS AO) for astronomy and the Australian Principal Investigator for the ULTIMATE-Subaru Ground Layer AO and the Giant Magellan Telescope Laser Tomography AO projects. As an ANU Translational Fellow, she is working with government and industry to transfer her LGS AO research into the commercial world of space situational awareness and ground-to-space laser communications.

Before joining ANU in 2012, Céline worked at the internaational Gemini Observatory where she led the Gemini laser program, including the design, fabrication and commissioning of the Gemini North and South LGS facilities in Hawaii and Chile. Céline's GeMS 5-LGS Facility for Multi-Conjugate AO has held the record for most sodium guide stars in a LGS asterism since its commissioning in 2011.

Prof. d'Orgeville is a Fellow of the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE) and a Fellow of the Astronomical Society of Australia. She was the inaugural chair of the RSAA Access and Equity Committee created in 2013. Céline co-chaired the 2014 ASA Women in Astronomy (WiA) workshop with Nobel Laureate and former ANU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Brian Schmidt. She was an active member of the ASA WiA Chapter steering committee, which later became the Inclusion Diversity Equity in Astronomy (IDEA) Chapter in 2016. Céline is also a long-standing ANU Ally. She has been a strong voice and advocate for IDEA in all its forms through her contributions to the ANU Gender Institute (GI) management committee, the University Research Committee and the ANU Academic Board.

Céline received the 2020 ANU College of Science Award for Service in the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access (IDEA) category, and is the 2021 winner of the SPIE Diversity Outreach Award. She is a proud alumna of the 2019 WATTLE (Women ATTaining LEadership) program and of the 2022 Women in Leadership Australia Advanced Training Program.

Research interests

      • Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics (LGS AO) for astronomy, satellite imaging, laser tracking of space objects, and ground-to-space laser communications
      • Sodium guidestar laser research and development
      • Mesospheric sodium layer physics and characterization
      • Program and project management
      • Systems engineering
      • Science communication
      • Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access (IDEA) in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) fields

          Projects

          • Fetzer, G, Juan, C, Rako, S et al. 2022, 'High-power, single-frequency intracavity doubled VECSEL at 589 nm for sodium guide stars', Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VECSELs) XI, ed. Mircea Guina, SPIE, United States.
          • Hassan Krishna, S, Martinez Rey, N, Rigaut, F et al. 2022, 'Mesospheric sodium layer variations with continuous laser modulation and effects on adaptive optics system', Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 1-15.
          • Martinez Rey, N, D'Orgeville, C, Grosse, D et al. 2021, 'Debris collision mitigation from the ground using laser guide star adaptive optics at mount Stromlo observatory', Journal of Space Safety Engineering, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 106-113.
          • Korkiakoski, V, Copeland, M, Bennet, F et al. 2020, 'Space-situational awareness adaptive optics at Mount Stromlo: data analysis of the first results', Advances in Optical Astronomical Instrumentation 2019, ed. Simon Ellis & Celine d'Orgeville, SPIE, Bellingham, United States, pp. 1-2.
          • Minowa, Y, Koyama, Y, Ono, Y et al. 2020, 'ULTIMATE-Subaru: Enhancing the Subaru's wide-field capability with GLAO', Proceedings of SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 11203, pp. -.
          • Rako, S, Fetzer, G, Baumgarten, C et al. 2020, 'High-power single-frequency intracavity doubled VECSEL at 589 nm for sodium guidestar', Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VECSELs) X, ed. Jennifer E. Hastie, SPIE, Washington, US, pp. 1-12.
          • Minowa, Y, Koyama, Y, Yanagisawa, K et al. 2020, 'ULTIMATE-Subaru: System performance modeling of GLAO and wide-field NIR instruments', Modeling, Systems Engineering, and Project Management for Astronomy IX, ed. George Z. Angeli, Philippe Dierickx , SPIE, United States.
          • Martinez Rey, N, D'Orgeville, C, Ashworth, D et al. 2020, 'Australia's first laser guide star: Design and telescope integration at Mount Stromlo Observatory', SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation Adaptive Optics Systems VII, ed. Laura Schreiber, Dirk Schmidt, Elise Vernet, Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), Bellingham, WA, United States.
          • Mieda, E, Minowa, Y, D'Orgeville, C et al. 2019, 'Laser guide star facility for LTAO and GLAO at Subaru telescope', 6th International Conference on Adaptive Optics for Extremely Large Telescopes, AO4ELT 2019, AO4ELT, Quebec, pp. 1-11.
          • D'Orgeville, C 2019, 'LASER STARS AND THE SUBARU TELESCOPE'.
          • Copeland, M, Bennet, F, D'Orgeville, C et al. 2019, 'Satellite and Debris Characterisation with Adaptive Optics Imaging', Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies Conference 2019, ed. S. Ryan, Maui Economic Development Board, Inc., Hawaii.
          • D'Orgeville, C, Fetzer, G, Floyd, S et al. 2018, 'Semiconductor guidestar laser for astronomy, space, and laser communications: Prototype design and expected performance', Adaptive Optics Systems VI 2018, ed. L. Close, L. Schreiber, D. Schmidt, SPIE, United States, pp. 1-12.
          • Lingham, M, Grosse, D, Bennet, F et al. 2018, 'Adaptive optics tracking and pushing system for space debris manoeuvre', SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2018, ed. Laird M. Close, Laura Schreiber, Dirk Schmidt, SPIE, Bellingham, United States, pp. 1-15.
          • Korkiakoski, V, Grosse, D, Lingham, M et al. 2018, 'Site characterisation at Mount Stromlo: results with a single-detector stereo-SCIDAR', SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2018, ed. Laird M. Close, Laura Schreiber, Dirk Schmidt, SPIE, Bellingham, United States, pp. 1-9.
          • Korkiakoski, V, Rigaut, F, Price, I et al. 2018, 'High level adaptive optics supervision software for fast transition to optimal performance', SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2018, ed. Laird M. Close, Laura Schreiber, Dirk Schmidt, SPIE, Bellingham, United States, pp. 1-9.
          • Copeland, M, Bennet, F, Rigaut, F et al. 2018, 'Adaptive optics corrected imaging for satellite and debris characterisation', SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2018, ed. Laird M. Close, Laura Schreiber, Dirk Schmidt, SPIE, Bellingham, United States, pp. 1-7.
          • Herrald, N, Bennet, F, D'Orgeville, C et al. 2018, 'Lens mounting techniques for precise radial location of fragile lenses in the NGS2 and Veloce instruments', SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2018, ed. Laird M. Close, Laura Schreiber, Dirk Schmidt, SPIE, Bellingham, United States, pp. 1-8.
          • Rigaut, F, Minowa, Y, Akiyama, M et al. 2018, 'A conceptual design study for Subaru ULTIMATE GLAO', Adaptive Optics Systems VI 2018, ed. L. Close, L. Schreiber, D. Schmidt, SPIE, United States, pp. -.
          • D'Orgeville, C, Travouillon, T & Bennet, F 2018, 'L' optique adaptative, au-delà  des étoiles (Adaptive optics, beyond the stars)', The Astronomical Journal, vol. P, no. 1, p. 13.
          • Mieda, E, Tanaka, Y et al. 2018, 'Current status of the laser guide star upgrade at Subaru Telescope', Adaptive Optics Systems VI 2018, ed. L. Close, L. Schreiber, D. Schmidt, SPIE, United States, pp. -.
          • Copeland, M, Bennet, F, Rigaut, F et al 2017, 'Satellite and debris characterisation in LEO and GEO using adaptive optics', 18th Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies Conference, AMOS, ed. S Ryan, Curran Associates, Inc., Red Hook, NY, pp. 1-6.
          • Grosse, D, Bennet, F, Rigaut, F et al 2017, 'Space Debris Manoeuvre with Adaptive Optics Using a Ground-based Telescope', 68th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2017), Curran Associates, Inc., Red Hook, NY, pp. 3785-3790.
          • Sivo, G, Marin, E, Garrel, V et al 2017, 'Getting ready for GeMS 2.0: A workhorse AO facility', 5th Adaptive Optics for Extremely Large Telescopes, AO4ELT 2017, ed. K Daniel, Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, Spain, pp. 11pp.
          • Korkiakoski, V, Grosse, D, Thorn, E et al. 2017, 'Site characterisation at mount stromlo observatory: The first results', 5th Adaptive Optics for Extremely Large Telescopes, AO4ELT 2017, ed. K Daniel, Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, Spain, pp. 1-9.
          • Minowa, Y, Clergeon, C, Akiyama, M et al 2017, 'ULTIMATE-subaru: Wide-field near-infrared surveyor with GLAO at subaru telescope', 5th Adaptive Optics for Extremely Large Telescopes, AO4ELT 2017, ed. K Daniel, Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, Spain, pp. -.
          • Thorn, E, Korkiakoski, V, Grosse, D et al 2017, 'Stereo-SCIDAR System for Improvement of Adaptive Optics Space Debris-tracking Activities', 18th Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies Conference, AMOS, ed. S Ryan, Curran Associates, Inc., Red Hook, NY, pp. 1-6.
          • Rigaut, F, Price, I, D'Orgeville, C et al 2016, 'NGS2: A focal plane array upgrade for the GeMS multiple tip-Tilt wavefront sensor', SPIE Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016, ed. F Malbet, M J Creech-Eakman & P G Tuthill, SPIE, Bellingham, Washington, pp. -.
          • Garrel, V, Sivo, G, Marin, E et al 2016, 'Reshaping and polishing the GeMS MCAO system', Adaptive Optics Systems V, ed. E Marchetti, L M Close and J P Veran, SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, Bellingham, Washington.
          • D'Orgeville, C & Fetzer, G 2016, 'Four generations of sodium guide star lasers for adaptive optics in astronomy and space situational awareness', Adaptive Optics Systems V, ed. E Marchetti, L M Close and J P Veran, SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, Bellingham, Washington, pp. -.
          • Zovaro, H, Bennet, F, Copeland, M et al 2016, 'Harnessing Adaptive Optics for Space Debris Collision Mitigation', 17th Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies Conference, AMOS 2016, ed. S Ryan, AMOS, TBC, pp. 1-9pp.
          • Bennet, F, D'Orgeville, C, Price, I et al 2015, 'Adaptive optics for satellite imaging and space debris ranging', Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies Conference AMOS 2015, Curran Associates, Inc., Hawai'i USA, pp. 9pp.
          • D'Orgeville, C, Bennet, F, Blundell, M et al 2014, 'A sodium laser guide star facility for the ANU/EOS space debris tracking adaptive optics demonstrator', Adaptive Optics Systems IV, ed. Marchetti, E., Close L.M., Veran, J.-P., SPIE, Bellingham, USA.
          • D'Orgeville, C, Rigaut, F, Maddison, S et al 2014, 'Gender equity issues in astronomy: Facts, fiction, and what the adaptive optics community can do to close the gap', Adaptive Optics Systems IV, ed. Marchetti, E., Close L.M., Veran, J.-P., SPIE, Bellingham, USA.
          • Bennet, F, D'Orgeville, C, Gao, Y et al 2014, 'Adaptive optics for space debris tracking', Adaptive Optics Systems IV, ed. Marchetti, E., Close L.M., Veran, J.-P., SPIE, Bellingham, USA.
          • Bennet, F, D'Orgeville, C, Gao, Y et al 2014, 'Ground based adaptive optic enhanced LIDAR for space environment management', Australian Institute of Physics Congress - The Art of Physics, ed. Conference Organising committee, Australian Institute of Physics, Canberra.
          • Carrasco, E, Carrasco, E, Neichel, B et al 2014, 'GEMS/GSAOI: FROM COMMISSIONING TO OPERATIONS AND SCIENCE RESULTS', 14th Latin American Regional IAU Meeting, LARIM 2013, ed. Gregorio-Hetem J.Mateus A.Cid Fernandes R., Conference Organising Committee, TBC, p. 10.
          • Neichel, B, Rigaut, F et al 2014, 'Gemini multiconjugate adaptive optics system review - II. Commissioning, operation and overall performance', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 440, no. 2, pp. 1002-1019.
          • Conan, R, Bennet, F, Bouchez, A et al 2013, 'The Giant Magellan Telescope laser tomography adaptive optics system', 3rd Conference on Adaptive Optics for Extremely Large Telescopes, (AO4ELT 2013), Florence.
          • D'Orgeville, C, Bouchez, A, Conan, R et al 2013, 'GMT laser guide star facility', 3rd Conference on Adaptive Optics for Extremely Large Telescopes, (AO4ELT 2013), Florence.
          • Fesquet, V, Araujo, C, Garrel, V et al 2013, 'Review of Gemini South laser guide star facility performance and upgrades', 3rd Conference on Adaptive Optics for Extremely Large Telescopes, (AO4ELT 2013), Florence.
          • Neichel, B, D'Orgeville, C et al 2013, 'Characterization of the sodium layer at Cerro Pachon, and impact on laser guide star performance', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 429, no. 4, pp. 3522-3532.
          • Rigaut, F, Neichel, B et al 2014, 'Gemini multiconjugate adaptive optics system review - I. Design, trade-offs and integration', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 437, no. 3, pp. 2361-2375.
          • Vidal, F, Neichel, B et al 2013, 'GeMS: From the on-sky experimental system to science operation: The AO point of view', 3rd Conference on Adaptive Optics for Extremely Large Telescopes, (AO4ELT 2013), Florence.
          • Bennet, F, Conan, R, D'Orgeville, C et al 2012, 'Adaptive optics for laser space debris removal', Adaptive Optics Systems III, ed. Brent L. Ellerbroek, Enrico Marchetti, Jean-Pierre Veran, SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, Amsterdam, pp. 844744(1-6).
          • Bouchez, A, Acton, D, Arcidiacono, C et al 2012, 'The Giant Magellan Telescope adaptive optics program', Adaptive Optics Systems III, ed. Brent L. Ellerbroek, Enrico Marchetti, Jean-Pierre Veran, SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, Amsterdam, pp. 1-12.
          • Conan, R, Bennet, F, Bouchez, A et al 2012, 'The giant magellan telescope laser tomography adaptive optics system', Adaptive Optics Systems III, ed. Brent L. Ellerbroek, Enrico Marchetti, Jean-Pierre Veran, SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, Amsterdam, pp. 1-17.
          • D'Orgeville, C, Diggs, S, Fesquet, V et al 2012, 'Gemini South multi-conjugate adaptive optics (GeMS) laser guide star facility on-sky performance results', Adaptive Optics Systems III, ed. Brent L. Ellerbroek, Enrico Marchetti, Jean-Pierre Veran, SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, Amsterdam, pp. 84471Q (1-21).
          • Guesalaga, A, Neichel, B et al 2012, 'Improving stability, robustness and performance of laser systems', Adaptive Optics Systems III, ed. Brent L. Ellerbroek, Enrico Marchetti, Jean-Pierre Veran, SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, Amsterdam, pp. 84474M.
          • Neichel, B, Rigaut, F et al 2012, 'Science readiness of the Gemini MCAO system: GeMS', Adaptive Optics Systems III, ed. Brent L. Ellerbroek, Enrico Marchetti, Jean-Pierre Veran, SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, Amsterdam, pp. -.
          • Rigaut, F, Neichel, B, et al 2012, 'GeMS first on-sky results', Adaptive Optics Systems III, ed. Brent L. Ellerbroek, Enrico Marchetti, Jean-Pierre Veran, SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, Amsterdam, p. 15.
          • D'Orgeville, C 2011, 'Gemini Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics (GeMS) Laser Guide Star facility commissioning results', 2nd Conference on Adaptive Optics for Extremely Large Telescopes (AO4ELT2), National Research Council of Canada, Victoria, Canada, pp. -.
          • Neichel, B, Neichel, B, Rigaut, F et al 2011, 'Sodium Photon Return, spot elongation and Fratricide effect: First on-sky results with GeMS', 2nd Conference on Adaptive Optics for Extremely Large Telescopes (AO4ELT2), National Research Council of Canada, Victoria, Canada, pp. 8pp.
          • Oram, R, Fesquet, V, Wyman, R et al 2011, 'Remote Operations of Laser Guide Star Systems: Gemini Observatory', Telescopes from Afar, Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, Hawaii, pp. 69pp.
          • Rigaut, F, Neichel, B et al 2011, 'GeMS sees star light', 2nd Conference on Adaptive Optics for Extremely Large Telescopes (AO4ELT2), ed. --, National Research Council of Canada, Online, pp. --.
          • Rigaut, F, Neichel, B et al 2011, 'The Gemini Multi-Conjugate Adaptive system sees star light', Adaptive Optics: Methods, Analysis and Applications, AO 2011, Optical Society of America, Toronto, pp. -.
          • Sawruk, N, Lee, I, Jalali, M et al 2010, 'System overview of 30 W and 55 W sodium Guide Star Laser Systems', Adaptive Optics Systems II, SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, San Diego, CA, pp. 77361Y.
          • Oram, R, Fesquet, V, Wyman, R et al 2010, 'Gemini North laser guide star system: Operations and maintenance review', Adaptive Optics Systems II, SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, San Diego, CA, pp. 77364Y.
          • Neichel, B, Rigaut, F et al 2010, 'The gemini MCAO system GeMS: Nearing the end of a lab-story', Adaptive Optics Systems II, SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, San Diego, CA, p. 773606.
          • Bec, M, Rigaut, F, Trancho, G et al 2008, 'Gemini All-Sky Camera for Laser Guide Star Operation', Advanced Software and Control for Astronomy II, ed. Alan Bridger, Nicole M. Radziwill, SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, Bellingham, USA, pp. 70192C.
          • Boccas, M, Rigaut, F, Gratadour, D et al 2008, 'GeMS: Gemini MCAO System: current status and commissioning plans', Adaptive Optics Systems, ed. Norbert Hubin, Claire E Max, Peter L Wizinowich, SPIE, Bellingham, USA, pp. 70150X.
          • Lee, I, Jalali, M, Vanasse, N et al 2008, '20 W and 50 W Guidestar Laser System Update for the Keck I and Gemini South Telescopes', Adaptive Optics Systems, ed. Norbert Hubin, Claire E Max, Peter L Wizinowich, SPIE, Bellingham, USA, pp. 70150N.
          • Trancho, G, Bec, M, Artigau, E et al 2008, 'The Gemini-South MCAO Operational Model: Insights on a new era of telescope operation', Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems II, ed. Roger J Brissenden, David R Silva, SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, Bellingham, USA, pp. 70161Q.
          • Munch, J, Rutten, T, Simakov, N et al 2008, 'A new guide star laser using optimized injection mode-locking', Adaptive Optics Systems, ed. Norbert Hubin, Claire E Max, Peter L Wizinowich, SPIE, Bellingham, USA, pp. 70150K.
          • Cavedoni, C, Bombino, S, Sheehan, M et al 2008, 'The Gemini MCAO Infrastructure: laser service enclosure and support structure', Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes II, ed. Larry M Stepp, Roberto Gilmozzi, American Institute of Physics (AIP), Bellingham, USA, pp. 70122Y.
          • D'Orgeville, C, Daruich, F, Arriagada, G et al 2008, 'The Gemini South MCAO laser guide star facility: getting ready for first light', Adaptive Optics Systems, ed. Norbert Hubin, Claire E Max, Peter L Wizinowich, SPIE, Bellingham, USA, pp. 70152P.