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Dear SKA friends and colleagues
Welcome to the latest edition of ASKAP & SKA News for
Australian Industry. In this issue you'll find:
I'm also interested to know if you're receiving the
'digest' version of this e-newsletter. If so, please let me know by
sending me a quick email in reply.
Finally, if you have any questions about CSIRO's ASKAP and SKA industry
engagement activity, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Best wishes
Carole Jackson
Business Development Manager
CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science
A request for quotation, for optical 10G components for ASKAP, is
currently open on the AusTender website. Please refer to AusTender
ID
CSIRORFQ2010007 for details.
The fourth edition of ASKAP Technical Update, featuring
news on the construction of the first ASKAP antenna, details of an
exciting industry collaboration and the latest technical progress on
ASKAP, has been published. To read it visit
www.atnf.csiro.au/projects/askap.
CSIRO is currently looking to fill two positions in the ASKAP
team: Systems Engineer and Digital Systems Engineer. If you're
interested in applying for these roles, or know someone who might
be, please take a look at the recruitment information available on
the CSIRO
Careers website (simply search on Division: CSIRO Astronomy and
Space Science).
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Quick Links
CSIRO ASKAP
website
Australia
and NZ SKA bid website
Australian SKA Industry
Consortium
SKA Program
Development Office
What is ASKAP?
The Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) will be a
next-generation radio telescope located in the Mid West
region of Western Australia. Made up of 36 antennas, it will enable astronomers to answer
questions such as how galaxies form and evolve. It will also
demonstrate new technologies that could be used in the
future Square Kilometre Array radio telescope project. ASKAP
is led by the CSIRO in collaboration with other Australian
and international colleagues.
What is the SKA?
A global, mega-science project, the Square Kilometre
Array (SKA) will be the world's most powerful
centimetre-wave radio telescope. It will consist of a vast
array of antennas spread across large distances and will be used to
explore the origins of the Universe. Australia and New
Zealand, along with Southern Africa, have been shortlisted
as possible locations for the SKA. A decision on its
location is expected in 2012.
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