69th Lindau Laureate pre-Travel Meeting: Public lectures on cosmology and the SKA

The University of Pretoria and the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) cordially invite you to a public lecture on

Fundamental Physics with the Radio Sky

by A/Prof Amanda Weltman (University of Cape Town)

and

The MeerKAT Radio Telescope: Fundamental Science Driving Policy, Innovation and Human Capital Development

by Prof. Justin Jonas (Chief Technologist, Square Kilometer Array).

Date: 16 May 2019

Time: 14:00 for 14:30-16:00 (Refreshments will be served afterwards)

Venue: Sci-Enza Science Centre, Technical Services Building, University of Pretoria

RSVP: Click here to register by Friday 10 May. 2019

These public lectures are linked to the 69th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, which is dedicated to Physics and takes place in a few weeks in Lindau, Germany. A student from our department has been selected to attend the meeting, see the news items here and here. The Academy of Science of South Africa plays an important role in the Lindau meeting by supporting 20 students or young scientists from South Africa this year.

For more details please see the attached pdf