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AuthorDaniel Cunnama

Science Engagement Astronomer, South African Astronomical Observatory, South African Astronomical Observatory. Daniel received his PhD from the University of the Western Cape in 2013 with a thesis entitled “Galaxy Evolution and Cosmology using Supercomputer Simulations” and was awarded and SKA Postodoctoral Fellowship before moving to the South African Astronomical Observatory in 2016.
Without Dr Bernie Fanaroff, the SKA might never have come to South African shores. Foto24/Gallo Images/Getty Images

How visionary scientist Bernie Fanaroff put African astronomy on the map

by Daniel Cunnama May 20, 2022May 20, 2022

“We decided very early on that we had to focus on getting the young people into science and making sure that we could develop them. So we put aside money for grants for undergraduate study in physics and engineering, for postgraduate study, for masters and PhD students, for research fellows.”

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