Authorized Personnel Only

COMP-I, one of our lab’s projects, has been taken to the next level. United States ITAR restrictions require that only US Citizens see our new IR camera. While this does sound cool, it is turning out to be a large inconvenience. Foreign citizens can’t be in the lab when the camera is being used.

This does provide for some amusing lab terminology. The Black Pelican carrying case has been coined “the football”. When taking data, “the package is in the open.” Also, when not in use the case must be safely stored in a locked cabinet. Thus, “the football is secure.”

Making life even more complicated, a few collaborators from Raython and Digital Optics Corporation visited us Thursday and Friday. We were mostly preparing for a site visit at the end of this week by our funding agency.