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'''Mattheus (Thijs) de Grauuw''' (born 1942 in [[Kerkdriel]]) is a Dutch astronomer.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://authors.library.caltech.edu/53394|author=Siegel, Peter H.|title=Terahertz Pioneer: Mattheus (Thijs) de Graauw “Intention, Attention, Execution”|journal=Terahertz Science and Technology, IEEE Transactions on|year=2014|volume=4|issue=2|pages=138–146}}</ref> |
'''Mattheus (Thijs) de Grauuw''' (born 1942 in [[Kerkdriel]]) is a Dutch astronomer.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://authors.library.caltech.edu/53394|author=Siegel, Peter H.|title=Terahertz Pioneer: Mattheus (Thijs) de Graauw “Intention, Attention, Execution”|journal=Terahertz Science and Technology, IEEE Transactions on|year=2014|volume=4|issue=2|pages=138–146}}</ref> |
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Thijs de Graauw studied astronomy at Utrecht University and received there his Ph.D. (Promotierung) in 1975 under H. van Buren with a dissertation on heterodyne instrumentation applied to infrared observations. From 1975 to 1983 he worked as a scientist for the Space Science Department of ESA (European Space Agency). At ESA's largest facility, ESTEC in Noordwijk, he worked on the development of microwave receivers. In 1983 he became the director of the Groningen branch of SRON (Stichting |
Thijs de Graauw studied astronomy at Utrecht University and received there his Ph.D. (Promotierung) in 1975 under H. van Buren with a dissertation on heterodyne instrumentation applied to infrared observations. From 1975 to 1983 he worked as a scientist for the Space Science Department of ESA (European Space Agency). At ESA's largest facility, ESTEC in [[Noordwijk]], he worked on the development of microwave receivers. In 1983 he became the director of the Groningen branch of SRON (Stichting Ruimte Onderzoek Nederland).<ref>[http://www.sron.nl/o-thijs-de-graauw Thijs de Grauuw, SRON (Netherlands Institute for Space Research] {{nl}}</ref> From 2008 to 2013 he was the director of the [[Atacama Large Millimeter Array|Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA)]].<ref>[http://www.nrao.edu/pr/2012/almadirector Pierre Cox Appointed as New ALMA Director, nrao.edu]</ref> |
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In 2012 he won the Joseph Weber Award for his work on the HIFI camera, which was launched on board [[Herschel Space Observatory|Herschel]], ESA's infrared space observatory.<ref>[https://www.eso.org/public/usa/images/ann12007a/ Thijs de Grauuw, recipient of the Joseph Weber Award | ESO United States]</ref><ref>[https://herschel.jpl.nasa.gov/hifiInstrument.shtml Jet Propulsion Laboratory Herschel Mission NASA Contributions: HIFI Instrument]</ref> |
In 2012 he won the [[Joseph Weber Award]] for his work on the HIFI camera, which was launched on board [[Herschel Space Observatory|Herschel]], ESA's infrared space observatory.<ref>[https://www.eso.org/public/usa/images/ann12007a/ Thijs de Grauuw, recipient of the Joseph Weber Award | ESO United States]</ref><ref>[https://herschel.jpl.nasa.gov/hifiInstrument.shtml Jet Propulsion Laboratory Herschel Mission NASA Contributions: HIFI Instrument]</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:15, 12 April 2016
Mattheus (Thijs) de Grauuw (born 1942 in Kerkdriel) is a Dutch astronomer.[1]
Thijs de Graauw studied astronomy at Utrecht University and received there his Ph.D. (Promotierung) in 1975 under H. van Buren with a dissertation on heterodyne instrumentation applied to infrared observations. From 1975 to 1983 he worked as a scientist for the Space Science Department of ESA (European Space Agency). At ESA's largest facility, ESTEC in Noordwijk, he worked on the development of microwave receivers. In 1983 he became the director of the Groningen branch of SRON (Stichting Ruimte Onderzoek Nederland).[2] From 2008 to 2013 he was the director of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA).[3]
In 2012 he won the Joseph Weber Award for his work on the HIFI camera, which was launched on board Herschel, ESA's infrared space observatory.[4][5]
References
- ^ Siegel, Peter H. (2014). "Terahertz Pioneer: Mattheus (Thijs) de Graauw "Intention, Attention, Execution"". Terahertz Science and Technology, IEEE Transactions on. 4 (2): 138–146.
- ^ Thijs de Grauuw, SRON (Netherlands Institute for Space Research Template:Nl
- ^ Pierre Cox Appointed as New ALMA Director, nrao.edu
- ^ Thijs de Grauuw, recipient of the Joseph Weber Award | ESO United States
- ^ Jet Propulsion Laboratory Herschel Mission NASA Contributions: HIFI Instrument
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