ICRAR hosts Singapore students
The event is held annually, but this year is a particularly special opportunity as students will have the chance to learn about the the Square Kilometre Array project, one of the largest and most ambitious international science projects ever devised.
The NUS students will also work with real data taken from the Parkes radio telescope and use the data to explore the structure of neutral hydrogen gas in the Milky Way and surrounding galaxies.
ICRAR outreach manager Pete Wheeler says the visit is a “special occasion”.
“During the week long activities these students will experience ICRAR and what it means to be a radio astronomer,” he says.
“The students will be taught how to use the same computer programs our researchers use to visualise data being collected by radio telescopes.
“Armed with these new found skills they will work with data collected by the Parkes Observatory in New South Wales in an effort to understand the nature of neutral Hydrogen in the Milky Way and neighbouring Magellanic Clouds.
“This is a unique opportunity designed to enthuse and engage these high school students who are on the cusp of making decisions about their future studies and career paths."
The NUS students will be visiting Perth from 28 November to 2 December, 2011.
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