Chair commencement date: October 2012

Relevance of research: Roughly 70% of the Square Kilometre Array has been awarded to South Africa. Successful use of this instrument will require the development of many new radio interferometric techniques, and a body of local researchers skilled in these techniques.

DST/NRF SARChI Chair for Radio Astronomy Techniques and Technologies Radio Astronomy Techniques and Technologies

Department of Physics and Electronics Oleg Smirnov

Foundational Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) SDG 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure