Speaker
Description
When South Africa applied to host the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project in the mid-2000s, a decision was made that, irrespective of the outcome of the bid, the country should build and host a premier radio telescope of their own. Thus the MeerKAT was born and has become a world-renowned instrument during its first five years of operation, producing ground-breaking science in a wide range of research areas. With South Africa to host the mid-frequency component of the SKA, MeerKAT plays a critical role in developing local human capital who will use the major radio observatories of the future. In this talk I will discuss some of the science being done with MeerKAT and how these projects are helping to train the next generation of African astronomers.
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