The 365 Days of Astronomy The Cosmic Savannah Ep. 75: Exploring the Universe at the SARAO Conference
From July 31, 2024.
Hosted by Dr. Jacinta Delhaize, Dr. Tshiamiso Makwela & Dr. Daniel Cunnama.
In this double feature episode, Jacinta interviews two amazing astronomers at the SARAO conference (South African Radio Astronomical Observatory).
Dr. Mpati Ramotsoku is a radio astrophysicist from South Africa. In the episode she discusses her journey from studying in the Netherlands to working in Italy at the Italian National Institute of Astrophysics in Cali, and eventually returning to South Africa as a research associate at Rhodes University. She delves into her research on how galaxies evolve by studying hydrogen gas in galaxies and the environmental effects on galaxy evolution, such as ram pressure stripping. Mpati also shares her discovery of new filaments in galaxies through images from the MeerKAT Telescope, a finding which has garnered international attention.
Dr. Emanuel Proven Adzuri is a Ghanaian astronomer at the Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute and the Ghana Radio Astronomy Observatory. In this episode he shares his background and journey in astronomy. Emanuel discusses his education in computational engineering and astronomy that led to a groundbreaking PhD project on space lasers, specifically focusing on the periodicity of methanol masers in star-forming regions. Emanuel also discusses the advancements in Ghana's astronomy infrastructure, including the transformation of a decommissioned telecom dish into a 32-meter radio telescope.
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