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Invited Talk: Thursday 09 March - Prof Ludwig Combrinck
09 March 2017 15:00 - 16:00
Title: Travels of a Scientist
Author: Prof Ludwig Combrinck
Acting Managing Director, HartRAO
Abstract:
The field of space geodesy is diverse and multidisciplinary. This diversity requires equipment installations and collaborative networking which often requires travel to distant, remote and unique areas of the globe. In this talk a glimpse is given in the travels of a scientist as equipment installations and collaborations lead him across the globe.
More about the author:
Ludwig Combrinck is currently the acting director of HartRAO and has a wide range of interests linked to the activities at HartRAO. He holds a PhD from the University of Cape Town (2000) and has actively persued the expansion of HartRAO’s research platform to create instrumental and human capacity at the facility. Today HartRAO is a fundamental geodetic site and fulfills a regional responsibility to the benefit of the global scientific community.