Top Astrophysicist Visits Shropshire College
Summary
At the other end of the size spectrum ALMA allows us to look at the chemical evolution of the early universe; how the molecules came together to form galaxies and why life on earth is the way it is.” This inspirational man is a testament to what people can do when they put their minds to it.They all seemed very personable and are looking forward to their forthcoming trip to CERN.” A Level physics Lecturer Colin Taylor from the Oswestry Campus commented, “Inspirational truly is the word to describe Doctor Cunningham and the talk he gave.The Herzberg Institute is a branch of the National Research Council of Canada where, amongst other things, Doctor Cunningham has headed the team of engineers who designed and built the receiving electronics for the Atacama Large Millimetre Array (ALMA); a telescope which captures ultra-high frequency radio waves from space.He explains “With this technology it is possible to look at a broad variety of astronomical problems.At the other end of the size spectrum ALMA allows us to look at the chemical evolution of the early universe; how the molecules came together to form galaxies and why life on earth is the way it is.”This inspirational man is a testament to what people can do when they put their minds to it.They all seemed very personable and are looking forward to their forthcoming trip to CERN.”A Level physics Lecturer Colin Taylor from the Oswestry Campus commented, “Inspirational truly is the word to describe Doctor Cunningham and the talk he gave.