The UK Astronomy Technology Centre
The UK Astronomy Technology Centre is the national centre for astronomical technology. We design and build instruments for many of the worlds major telescopes. We also project-manage UK and international collaborations. Our scientists carry out observational and theoretical research into fundamental questions such as the origins of planets and of galaxies.complex systems needed by these customers requires large international collaborations. The list of current collaborators is extensive - including universities, national institutes, research centres, and industry. With dedicated project management and systems engineering professionals, the UK ATC has considerable experience in successfully leading and participating in many such large projects.
Their research covers a broad range of topics in astronomy, but has special focus on studying dust and planets around nearby stars, galaxy formation and evolution, and nearby young stellar populations. These research areas are perfect for exploiting the state-of-the-art instruments being built at, or already delivered by, the UK ATC to telescopes around the world.They are also using our expertise to help shape the future of Europes next large telescope. They are participating in design studies for the European Extremely Large Telescope (E ELT).They support an active science and society programme through the work of the Royal Observatory Visitor Centre.New projects are inspired by the scientific need to detect fainter and more distant objects, and to improve our understanding of brighter objects through imaging, spectroscopy and polarimetry.
For more information, please visit http://www.roe.ac.uk