ASTRON in Dwingeloo
Description
ASTRON is the Dutch Institute for Radio Astronomy.
ASTRON's goal is to develop and apply techniques to enable discoveries through Radio Astronomy.
To this end, ASTRON has a highly advanced R&D Department where new observing techniques such as recently for the LOFAR (Low Frequency Array) telescope in north-western Europe and now the SKA (Square Kilometer Array) telescope in Australia and South Africa are being developed. Click on the links below for more information.
ASTRON is also represented in many other projects worldwide.
The Board of the Department of Technical Physics hereby invites you to visit this very interesting institute
14.00 hrs Reception with coffee and tea
in front of the Auditorium
14.15 hrs Presentation ASTRON General + astronomy by Ilse van Bemmel
14.40 hrs Presentation Applied physics in antenna design by Michel Arts
15.00 hrs Presentation Research & Development department about e.g. SKA and computer facilities by Gert Kruithof
15.45 hrs Tour R&D facilities
led by Gert Kruithof
16.30 hrs Closing with drinks
Location
Oude Hoogeveensedijk 4, 7991 PD Dwingeloo (Lhee)
Organiser
Informatics
Technical Physics
Name and contact details for information
Coen Groen