E-Seminars - South African Radio Astronomy Observatory

E-Seminars Series

The e-seminars are a series of public talks focusing on the South African and broader African contribution to cutting-edge radio astronomy research, as well as scientific, technical and human capital advancements in the field that will further increase the radio astronomy footprint on the African continent.

11 videos found

Science with MeerKAT – Dr Fernando Camilo

SARAO’s Chief Scientist, Dr Fernando Camilo, gives an overview of current science results (up until the beginning of 2023), science highlights and publications using the MeerKAT telescope.

MeerKAT Engineering and RFI – Prof Justin Jonas

Prof Justin Jonas gives overview of MeerKAT engineering (including some history leading to the building of the MeerKAT telescope in South Africa) and RFI characterisation for the MeerKAT site.

The search for technosignatures

The search for technosignatures - remotely observable indicators of advanced extraterrestrial life - addresses one of the most profound questions in science: are we alone in the universe as intelligent life?

Experiment design and the Radio Experiment for the Analysis of Cosmic Hydrogen

Eloy's research, funded by STFC, is on 21-cm cosmology: Cosmic Dawn, Epoch of Reionization.

The challenge of foregrounds

Marta did her Ph.D. in France on Planck data analysis.

Observations of the 21-cm line from cosmic Hydrogen

Gianni is currently a research staff at the Institute of Radio Astronomy (Bologna, Italy) and a visiting professor at Rhodes University (Makanda, SA).

Cosmic dawn and the epoch of re-ionization (theory)

Anastasia grew up in Kazakhstan, Undergrad & PhD in Tel Aviv University, Israel.

Pulsar searching: Making discoveries

Ben is a Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom.

Black hole jets bent by magnetic fields

Introduction to radio astronomy

Radio Astronomy has revealed a “parallel universe” of unexpected sources not previously seen. Providing us with a broad window into the universe since almost all types of astronomical sources, thermal and nonthermal, as well as propagation phenomena, can be observed at radio wavelengths. It is also a wonderful time machine, with many sources seen at lookback times comparable with the age of the universe.