2nd & 3rd September 2019, DIAS, Dublin
Workshop on Future Astronomical Instrument Development
Key Information Location Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 10 Burlington Road, Dublin 2, Ireland. Dates Monday 2nd and Tuesday 3rd September 2019 Programme Programme available below Contact eflood@cp.dias.ie
Participants Carolyn Atkins UK Astronomy Technology Centre Colm Bracken Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies Tom Brien Cardiff University Paul Callanan University College Cork Chris Copperwheat Liverpool John Moores University Ernst de Mooij Queens University Belfast Nicholas Devaney National University of Ireland Galway Brian Ellison RAL Space Chris Evans UK Astronomy Technology Centre Morgan Fraser University College Dublin Walter Gear National University of Ireland Galway Danielle George University of Manchester Alan Giltinan Cork Institute of Technology Keith Grainge University of Manchester Helen Jermak Liverpool John Moores University Liam Lewis Cork Institute of Technology Antonio Martin-Carrillo University College Dublin Tim Morris Durham University Kieran O'Brien Durham University Eoin O'Connor National University of Ireland Galway Créidhe O'Sullivan Maynooth University Giampaolo Pisano Cardiff University Gavin Ramsay Armagh Observatory & Planetarium Tom Ray Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies Ray Sharples Durham University Jesper Skottfelt Open University Stephen Scully Institute of Technology Carlow Niall Smith Cork Institute of Technology Neil Trappe Maynooth University Gerhard Ulbricht Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies Alexey Uliyanov University College Dublin Colin Vincent Science and Technology Facilities Council Emma Whelan Maynooth University William Whelan-Curtain Cork Institute of Technology Sandi Wilson UK Astronomy Technology Centre Ghassan Yassin University of Oxford
Schedule Workshop at 10 Burlington Road 2nd & 3rd September 2019 (detailed programme below). Conference Dinner in Searsons Pub, Monday September 2nd, at 7:00 pm. The cost of the dinner will be covered but beverages will be at your own expense. Programme and Talks Monday September 2nd, 2019 11:00 Registration and Coffee 11:25 Session 1 Chair: Tom Ray 11:25 Welcoming Remarks Eucharia Meehan, Registrar and CEO of DIAS 11:30 Astronomical Instrumentation Activities in NUI, Galway Nicholas Devaney 11:50 The UK ELT programme Chris Evans 12:10 STFC Research at the Centre for Advanced Instrumentation Ray Sharples 12:30 Kinetic Inductance Detectors Kieran O’Brien (remote) 12:50 Discussion 1:00 LUNCH 14.00 Session 2 Chair: Sandi Wilson 2:00 Adaptive Optics research in Durham Tim Morris 2:20 MKIDs as novel detector technology for high-contrast imaging of exoplanets Gerhard Ulbricht 2:40 Development of next-generation LEKIDs and instruments at Cardiff Tom Brien 3:00 Development of instrumentation for millimetre and sub-mm wave astronomy at Cardiff Giampaolo Pisano 3:20 Discussion 3:30 Coffee 4:00 Session 3 Chair: Nicholas Devaney 4:00 Compact, Low-Power Electronic Readout Systems using ‘Off-the-Shelf’ FPGA/RF SoC Boards and Open-Source Tool-flows Colm Bracken 4:20 Millimetre/Submillimetre-Wave Engineering at RAL Brian Ellison 4:40 Terahertz Instrumentation and High Angular Resolution Spectroscopy at Maynooth University Emma Whelan, Créidhe O'Sullivan, Neil Trappe, Stephen Scully 5:00 Quantum limited devices for astronomical receivers at millimetre and submillimetre wavelengths Ghassan Yassin 5:20 Phased Array Feeds Keith Grainge 5:40 Discusson Tuesday September 3rd, 2019 9:30 Session 4 Chair: Ray Sharples 9:30 The transient and robotic Telescopes Antonio Martin-Carrillo 9:50 The Liverpool Telescope and New Robotic Telescope Helen Jermak, Christopher Copperwheat 10:10 Galway Liverpool Integrated Camera (GLIC) Eoin O’Conor 10:30 Finding and Characterizing Extragalactic Transients: From the Luminosity Gap to Supernovae Morgan Fraser 10:50 Discussion 11:00 Coffee 11:30 Session 5 Chair: Colm Bracken 11:30 High Precision Fast Photometer Niall Smith 11:50 Optical System Prototyping William Whelan-Curtain 12:10 Funding opportunities in Ireland Tom Ray 12:30 Funding opportunities in the UK Colin Vincent 12:50 Discussion 1:00 Lunch 2:00 Session 6 Chair: Gerhard Ulbricht 2:00 Additive manufacturing of lightweight mirror substrates Carolyn Atkins 2:20 Development of Scintillation Detectors for Gamma-ray Astronomy Alexey Uliyanov 2:40 Overview of Centre for Electronic Imaging at the OU Jesper Skottfelt 3:00 Discussion 3:10 Coffee
Programme and Talks Monday September 2nd, 2019 11:00 Registration and Coffee 11:25 Session 1 Chair: Tom Ray 11:25 Welcoming Remarks Eucharia Meehan, Registrar and CEO of DIAS 11:30 Astronomical Instrumentation Activities in NUI, Galway Nicholas Devaney 11:50 The UK ELT programme Chris Evans 12:10 STFC Research at the Centre for Advanced Instrumentation Ray Sharples 12:30 Kinetic Inductance Detectors Kieran O’Brien (remote) 12:50 Discussion 1:00 LUNCH 14.00 Session 2 Chair: Sandi Wilson 2:00 Adaptive Optics research in Durham Tim Morris 2:20 MKIDs as novel detector technology for high-contrast imaging of exoplanets Gerhard Ulbricht 2:40 Development of next-generation LEKIDs and instruments at Cardiff Tom Brien 3:00 Development of instrumentation for millimetre and sub-mm wave astronomy at Cardiff Giampaolo Pisano 3:20 Discussion 3:30 Coffee 4:00 Session 3 Chair: Nicholas Devaney 4:00 Compact, Low-Power Electronic Readout Systems using ‘Off-the-Shelf’ FPGA/RF SoC Boards and Open-Source Tool-flows Colm Bracken 4:20 Millimetre/Submillimetre-Wave Engineering at RAL Brian Ellison 4:40 Terahertz Instrumentation and High Angular Resolution Spectroscopy at Maynooth University Emma Whelan, Créidhe O'Sullivan, Neil Trappe, Stephen Scully 5:00 Quantum limited devices for astronomical receivers at millimetre and submillimetre wavelengths Ghassan Yassin 5:20 Phased Array Feeds Keith Grainge 5:40 Discusson
Tuesday September 3rd, 2019 9:30 Session 4 Chair: Ray Sharples 9:30 The transient and robotic Telescopes Antonio Martin-Carrillo 9:50 The Liverpool Telescope and New Robotic Telescope Helen Jermak, Christopher Copperwheat 10:10 Galway Liverpool Integrated Camera (GLIC) Eoin O’Conor 10:30 Finding and Characterizing Extragalactic Transients: From the Luminosity Gap to Supernovae Morgan Fraser 10:50 Discussion 11:00 Coffee 11:30 Session 5 Chair: Colm Bracken 11:30 High Precision Fast Photometer Niall Smith 11:50 Optical System Prototyping William Whelan-Curtain 12:10 Funding opportunities in Ireland Tom Ray 12:30 Funding opportunities in the UK Colin Vincent 12:50 Discussion 1:00 Lunch 2:00 Session 6 Chair: Gerhard Ulbricht 2:00 Additive manufacturing of lightweight mirror substrates Carolyn Atkins 2:20 Development of Scintillation Detectors for Gamma-ray Astronomy Alexey Uliyanov 2:40 Overview of Centre for Electronic Imaging at the OU Jesper Skottfelt 3:00 Discussion 3:10 Coffee
Travel Dublin airport has good links to most cities in Europe through Ryanair, Aer Lingus, and other airlines. The Aircoach and Dublin Bus have connections from the airport to Leeson St. Bridge and Baggot St. Bridge, both very close to Burlington Road. Dublin is also well-served by public transport from most towns in Ireland, north and south. The workshop will take place at 10 Burlington Road, Dublin 4, D04 C932. It is south of Dublin city centre, located within walking distance of the listed nearby hotels. Bus: Use the Dublin Bus route-planner and search the route to Stop 780 (Waterloo Road, Junction Burlington Road).
Dublin airport has good links to most cities in Europe through Ryanair, Aer Lingus, and other airlines. The Aircoach and Dublin Bus have connections from the airport to Leeson St. Bridge and Baggot St. Bridge, both very close to Burlington Road. Dublin is also well-served by public transport from most towns in Ireland, north and south.
The workshop will take place at 10 Burlington Road, Dublin 4, D04 C932. It is south of Dublin city centre, located within walking distance of the listed nearby hotels.
Bus: Use the Dublin Bus route-planner and search the route to Stop 780 (Waterloo Road, Junction Burlington Road).
Accommodation A list of nearby hotels, for which early booking is advised as Dublin is a major tourist destination is given below. The best option is to look online at e.g. trivago.ie or a hotel booking website, e.g. booking.com. Nearby hotels and guesthouses: Mespil Hotel, Leeson Bridge Guest House, Abbeyleigh House, Waterloo House, Lansdowne Hotel, Burlington Hotel, Herbert Park Hotel. A limited number of rooms have been pre-booked at the Mespil Hotel which is 3 minutes walking distance from the workshop venue. The cost is €165.00 per night to include breakfast, (please email Eileen Flood, eflood@cp.dias.ie for code to avail of this rate). Rooms must be booked before August 11. Advice in connection with the workshop can be had from Eileen Flood, eflood@cp.dias.ie .
Nearby hotels and guesthouses: Mespil Hotel, Leeson Bridge Guest House, Abbeyleigh House, Waterloo House, Lansdowne Hotel, Burlington Hotel, Herbert Park Hotel.
A limited number of rooms have been pre-booked at the Mespil Hotel which is 3 minutes walking distance from the workshop venue. The cost is €165.00 per night to include breakfast, (please email Eileen Flood, eflood@cp.dias.ie for code to avail of this rate). Rooms must be booked before August 11.
Advice in connection with the workshop can be had from Eileen Flood, eflood@cp.dias.ie .
Contact Eileen Flood Email:Eileen Flood, eflood@cp.dias.ie Phone: +353-1-4406656 ext 360
Eileen Flood Email:Eileen Flood, eflood@cp.dias.ie