| Description: | On Friday November 2nd, prof.dr.ir. Mark Bentum MBA held his inaugural lecture at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). Following the aims of his chair "Radio Science", prof. Bentum explained the audience the basics of radio astronomy and why the next challenge lies in space. As low-frequency radio waves cannot penetrate the Earth's ionosphere, a future low-frequency radio telescope must be located in space, either at a celestial body such as the Moon or deployed as a swarm of very small satellites.
At TU/e his work focuses on various aspects such as the antenna systems, array calibration, synchronization, localization, interference mitigation, and signal processing aspects of the telescope. Having also a part-time position as head of the radio group at ASTRON, prof. Bentum is in an excellent position to make his dreams come true. During the speech, Prof. Bentum also addressed another topic close to his heart, education, by setting out his views on how to optimally engage students.
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