The meqtrees software system and its use for thirdgeneration calibration of radio interferometers. The xskymap software is an idl widget application for retrieval, visualization and hard copy of zgsc samplings. Prof oleg smirnov joined rhodes in april 2012 to take up new ska research chair in ratt. Oleg smirnov kern is a biannually released set of radio astronomical software packages. Oleg smirnov joined rhodes in april 2012 to take up the new ska research chair in ratt. The meqtrees software system and its use for thirdgeneration. Oleg sets the standard as an exemplary senior software developer and team leader. Skaera interferometry and other challenges dr jasper horrell, ska sa and dr oleg smirnov, rhodes and ska sa assa symposium, cape town, oct 2012. Kern is a bi annually released set of radio astronomical software packages. Professor oleg smirnov is the first ska chair in radio astronomy techniques and. This is the website for the 2018 nassp masters fundamentals of. Another member of the dares family oleg malkov, oleg smirnov institute of astronomy, 48 pyatnitskaya st. Oleg smirnov, rhodes university jupyter, large file support the science education department, cfa epo js9 development is supported by smithsonian institution, the chandra xray science center nas803060, and nasas universe of learning stsci5099. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext.
Ratt was established around the eponymous ska research chair at rhodes held by prof oleg smirnov. Speakers 2018 ieee international workshop on signal. A distant galaxy has sprouted filaments hundreds of thousands of lightyears longand no one knows why. Postdoctoral fellowships in radio astronomy techniques. Xskymap is fully integrated with zgsc and provides easy access to all retrieval options of the zgsc. If youre looking at something thats small and weak and delicate, the big, booming source always gets in the way, says study coauthor oleg smirnov, head of the radio astronomy research. Centre for radio astronomy techniques and technologies. Professor oleg smirnov is the first ska chair in radio astronomy.
Kern is a biannually released set of radio astronomical software packages. Prior to joining rhodes, he spent over 12 years as a researcher and software developer at the netherlands institute for radio astronomy astron. For information on south africas response to covid19 please visit the covid19 corona virus south african resource portal. Prof smirnov has spearheaded a novel software package called meqtrees. You could say my entire academic career is owed to the ska, said professor oleg smirnov, who holds the ska sa research chair in radio astronomy techniques and technologies ratt, at rhodes university, and heads up the new radio astronomy research group at the ska sa office in cape town. In collaboration with the radio astronomy research. Astronomical data analysis software and systems viii. Star charts, observing log, planning, database, telescope control, imaging, spreadsheet and incredible dvd space images.