The United States Square Kilometer Array (USSKA) Consortium has elected
Patricia Henning, UNM Department of Physics and Astronomy, as Vice Chair.
Her three-year term begins 1 July 2008.
The USSKA Consortium consists of US universities and research institutes that are studying and prototyping technologies under development for the Square Kilometer Array (SKA), a next-generation, international radio telescope for the 21st century. The SKA, with its vast increase in sensitivity beyond any existing radio telescope, will study the early Universe, including the emergence of the first stars, and track galaxy evolution through time. The SKA will revolutionize many areas of astronomy, including the study of extrasolar planet formation, and make unique contributions to fundamental physics through strong field tests of gravity using pulsars and black holes.
The USSKA is a partner with other members of the international consortium, including teams from Australia, Canada, China, Europe, India, and South Africa, working to realize this transformational new telescope. For more information about the SKA, see http://www.skatelescope.org/ and further information about the USSKA Consortium may be found at http://astrosun2.astro.cornell.edu/research/projects/ska//main.shtml
The USSKA Consortium consists of US universities and research institutes that are studying and prototyping technologies under development for the Square Kilometer Array (SKA), a next-generation, international radio telescope for the 21st century. The SKA, with its vast increase in sensitivity beyond any existing radio telescope, will study the early Universe, including the emergence of the first stars, and track galaxy evolution through time. The SKA will revolutionize many areas of astronomy, including the study of extrasolar planet formation, and make unique contributions to fundamental physics through strong field tests of gravity using pulsars and black holes.
The USSKA is a partner with other members of the international consortium, including teams from Australia, Canada, China, Europe, India, and South Africa, working to realize this transformational new telescope. For more information about the SKA, see http://www.skatelescope.org/ and further information about the USSKA Consortium may be found at http://astrosun2.astro.cornell.edu/research/projects/ska//main.shtml