John Conway (astronomer) explained

John E. Conway (born 1963) is a British astronomer. He is director of Onsala Space Observatory in Sweden.[1] He was appointed professor of observational radio astronomy at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, in 2010.[2]

His research concerns radio galaxies and radio telescope technology, particularly involving VLBI. His design for a spiral configuration of antennas was adopted for the telescope ALMA.[3]

Conway was one of the scientists portrayed in the 1991 TV series The Astronomers.[4]

References

  1. Web site: Astronomisk guldålder börjar nu. 2013-12-16. 2013-12-12. Chalmers University of Technology.
  2. Web site: Professors. 2013-10-03. Chalmers University of Technology.
  3. Web site: Observing Efficiency of a Strawperson Zoom Array (ALMA Memo 283). 2013-10-03. NRAO.
  4. Web site: John E. Conway. 2013-10-03. IMDb.