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Inaugural lecture

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Wednesday May 8 at 16.00, I will give my inaugural lecture. The title is “The e-scientist. Universal scientist or specialist?”. The location is the Aula of the University of Amsterdam. Note that the lecture will be in Dutch. Everyone who is interested in eScience and efficient computing is very welcome! Dutch Summary: Wetenschap wordt steeds… Read More »Inaugural lecture

First Light! … Again! Shiny new receivers for the Westerbork telescope.

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Great news! The new and improved Westerbork telescope in the northeast of the Netherlands has seen first light! If you are into radio astronomy, or if you have visited the second world war nazi camp and monument at Westerbork, you may be familiar with this instrument, which was built in 1970. The telescope is situated… Read More »First Light! … Again! Shiny new receivers for the Westerbork telescope.