Public lecture: The Square Kilometre Array presented by Professor Brian Boyle

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Date:	Thursday, 12 November 2009
Time:	6:30pm - 7:30pm
Room:	Winterford Room (Upstairs)
Location:	Regatta Hotel, Coronation Drive
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Description:	Australian Institute of Physics International Year of Astronomy Series Professor Brian Boyle (Australia Telescope National Facility, CSIRO) will discuss his work on the The Square Kilometre Array. WHEN: Thursday 12 November 2009 @ 6.30 pm WHERE: Winterford Room, Regatta Hotel, Coronation Drive NO RSVP, children are welcome when accompanied by an adult ABSTRACT: Stretching over a continent and comprised of over 5000 antennas, the Square Kilometre Array is proposed to be the world`s largest radio telescope and one of the most ambitious pieces of scientific infrastructure ever built. It will address some of the key questions of 21st century astronomy and physics and act as an scientific icon for generations to come. I will outline the international project which aims to build this telescope by the end of next decade, and describe some of the transformational scientific projects that will be done with the telescope. I will also describe current SKA activities in Australia developments, including construction of the Australian SKA Pathfinder telescope at the Murchison Radioastronomy Observatory in Western Australia over the coming four years. With Southern Africa, Australia is currently one of two countries short-listed to host this $2.5b telescope.
Event Category:	Featured Events / Science/Medical / Public lectures /
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Name:	Ms Lynelle Ross
Phone:	33469935
Email:	l.ross@smp.uq.edu.au
Org. Unit:	Mathematics and Physics
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