#02 2018
News
Outcomes of the 4th Ministerial Meeting of the SKA African partner countries
Roscosmos satellite laser and radio ranging system inaugurated
Pioneering research and data management in Africa
Students complete AVN training
SKA SA participates in Expo 2017 in Kazakhstan
Staff members present at Engineering Meeting
Big Data project launched in Ghana
2017 Jansky Lectureship Awarded to Bernie Fanaroff
AR 1.5 presented to Minister of Science and Technology
Tech
Career Awareness Day in Mamelodi
SKA SA hosts SA’s 2016 top matriculants
IAU and SKA SA promote science communication
ASSET Mathematics and Science Holiday Programme
Across the Globe
Science Engagement
People
Peter van Wyngaarden – HERA General Worker
SARAO News #02 2018
Peter van Wyngaarden, joining the Hydrogen Epoch of Reionisation Array team as a General Worker, comes from Stratosat, where he worked in alignment. He originates from Carnarvon, and completed matric in 2014.
Daniel de Wee – HERA General Worker
Daniel de Wee who was born and bred in Carnarvon, worked at NMC as a traffic controller, before joining the Hydrogen Epoch of Reionisation Array project. Before this he worked with his father on a local farm, also as a general labourer.
Big Data Attendees at the one-day work session which was held on 11 July 2017 at the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation in Ghana to kick off the High Performance Computing training programme in Ghana.
Members of the nine SKA African partner countries concluded the Fourth Ministerial Meeting on the SKA in Accra, Ghana by signing a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on radio astronomy.
Minister of Science and Technology Naledi Pandor watches on as the President of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo cuts the ribbon at the launch of the Ghana Radio Astronomy Observatory.
Media coverage
The launch of the Ghana Radio Astronomy Observatory was covered 119 times in the media between 23 and 25 August 2017:
In Ghana: 24 times
In South Africa: 36 times
In other African countries: 8 times
Internationally: 51 times
The value of these placements is R6 983 234.17.