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Over the past decade, a dedicated team of more than 1,500 scientists and engineers from around the world have been working together to push the boundaries of gamma-ray astronomy. It's a massive endeavor. So how are they doing it? By bringing together their expertise and resources to create the world's largest and most technologically advanced gamma-ray Observatory: the CTAO. ✨ With its unprecedented performance, the CTAO is expected to reveal an entirely new view of the very high-energy Universe. And with the Observatory's recent phase of growth, we are now closer than ever to making groundbreaking discoveries. 🌌 Curious to learn more? Head over to our YouTube channel to watch our latest film where you’ll hear about the global effort to build the CTAO from some of the people behind the project. This is part of a series of films about the CTAO. Make sure you subscribe to our channel and follow us on social media for more videos and news. 📌 https://lnkd.in/gTbC2aqR INAF - Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica European Southern Observatory Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) DESY #CTAO #CTAOisgrowing #MeetTheCTAO #CTAOUniverse #CTAOGammaRayUniverse #Observatory #Telescopes #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Science #Engineering #STEM #ScientificDiscovery

💡We could ask ChatGPT how this year's Nobel Prize in Physics on artificial intelligence (AI) impacts astronomy, but we prefer first-hand information from some of the experts developing AI software and tools within the CTAO. Read the second issue of our newsletter, Flashpoint, where Daniel Nieto (Universidad Complutense de Madrid) and Matthieu Heller (Université de Genève) break down how AI and machine learning will change data analysis for the CTAO and other next-generation observatories. 👉 Subscribe to Flashpoint and stay tuned for future articles. #CTAO #CTAOflashpoint #news #newsletter #AI #machinelearning #astronomy #nobelprize

Greetings from the CTAO-North! 👋 This week, CTAO Managing Director, Stuart McMuldroch, and Construction Programme Manager, Volker Heinz, traveled to the Canary Islands for a productive visit with our hosting partners at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and colleagues from the CTAO LST Collaboration. The team was warmly welcomed at the IAC Headquarters in Tenerife by IAC Director, Valentín Martínez, marking the first official meeting between the two directors since Valentín recently assumed this role. Hosted by Ramón García López, Principal Investigator of the CTAO group at the IAC, the visit was thoughtfully coordinated with a full schedule of meetings and tours to maximise its outcome. Alongside Juan Cortina (Chair of the Institutional Board of the LST Collaboration) and Javier Herrera (ORM Department Head), the group met to discuss key issues for the site’s development and toured the IACTEC building, a state-of-the-art facility where the CTAO telescopes’ cameras are tested before installation. The visit continued beyond Tenerife, with the team traveling to the CTAO-North site at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (ORM) on La Palma. There, they joined Patricia Márquez (LST Telescope Manager) to see the current status of the telescopes and align on a unified approach to advance the shared goals. In the photos, the entire team is seen standing alongside the LSTs in various stages of construction. We’re excited about the progress being made and can’t wait to see the future telescopes ready to capture the wonders of the Universe! ✨ https://lnkd.in/egTHDq3A #CTAO #LSTCollaboration #IAC #Astronomy #LaPalma #Cooperation #Innovation

¡Saludos desde CTAO-Norte! 👋 Esta semana, el Director General de CTAO, Stuart McMuldroch, y el Gerente del Programa de Construcción, Volker Heinz, viajaron a las Islas Canarias para una visita productiva con nuestros socios anfitriones del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) y compañeros de la Colaboración LST del CTAO. El equipo fue cordialmente recibido en la sede del IAC en Tenerife por el Director del IAC, Valentín Martínez, lo que representó la primera reunión oficial entre ambos directores desde que Valentín asumió recientemente este cargo. La visita, organizada por Ramón García López, Investigador Principal del grupo CTAO en el IAC, contó con una agenda completa de reuniones y visitas guiadas para maximizar los resultados del encuentro. Junto a Juan Cortina (Presidente de la Junta Institucional de la Colaboración LST) y Javier Herrera (Jefe de Departamento ORM), el grupo discutió temas clave para el desarrollo del emplazamiento y recorrió el edificio IACTEC, una instalación de vanguardia donde se prueban las cámaras de los telescopios del CTAO antes de su instalación. La visita continuó más allá de Tenerife, con el equipo trasladándose a CTAO-Norte en el Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos (ORM) en La Palma. Allí, se unieron a Patricia Márquez (Gerente del Telescopio LST) para revisar el estado actual de los telescopios y coordinar un enfoque unificado para avanzar en los objetivos compartidos. En las fotos, se ve a todo el equipo de pie junto a los LSTs en varias etapas de construcción. ¡Estamos entusiasmados con el progreso que se está logrando y estamos deseando ver los futuros telescopios listos para capturar las maravillas del Universo! ✨ https://lnkd.in/egTHDq3A #CTAO #LSTCollaboration #IAC #Astronomia #LaPalma #Cooperacion #Innovacion

Please help us in welcoming Carlotta Sofia Carniato to the team! As the CTAO Central Organisation’s Legal Counsel, Carlotta will provide guidance on a wide range of matters such as international law, contracting, intellectual property law, data protection compliance and more. Carlotta has experience as a legal advisor in both private companies and research organisations, including at Clarins Group, where she specialized as an in-house legal generalist, and at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, where she gained a deep understanding of all the legal aspects behind scientific research organisations and projects. #CTAOisGrowing #CTAO #team #newmember #welcome #observatory #telescope Carlotta Sofia CARNIATO

Last week, 130 representatives from the CTAO Central Organisation and In-Kind Contribution (IKC) Collaborations gathered at the CTAO Construction Meeting in Bologna to share and discuss a variety of topics related to the construction of the Observatory. The main topics of conversation for this meeting covered updates from the Central Organisation concerning the project status, site preparations, computing and early science, while the IKC teams provided the latest news on their product developments. With major milestones on the horizon in 2025 and beyond, these meetings are crucial to aligning the goals and moving the project forward. 📡🤩 A big thank you to all who participated! #Collaboration #Teamwork #Observatory #Construction

#CTAOisgrowing! To strengthen its Computing team in Zeuthen, Germany, the CTAO Central Organisation is seeking to fill the following positions: 💻 SOSS Software Developer 👩💻 DevOps Engineer – AIV Read the full job descriptions and apply on our website: https://lnkd.in/gdFv2cRd Deadline: 1 December 2024 📲 Follow us for updates on this and future positions and explore our other social media channels for additional news and opportunities. #CTAO #JobOpportunities #Hiring #developer #techjobs #DevOps #Computing #software #engineer

We’re delighted to announce that Maurizio Miccolis has joined the CTAO as its new Project Manager! In this role, Maurizio will lead the Project Office and work closely with international collaborators to build and commission the CTAO, as well as prepare for the Observatory’s operations. With 25+ years of experience in engineering and project management, Maurizio Miccolis, PMP has contributed significantly to the development of international scientific projects across multiple countries, including ALMA radio telescope and, most recently, the SKAO observatory. His expertise will be instrumental as the CTAO moves into its next phase of growth and innovation as the world’s largest and most powerful gamma-ray observatory. Please join us in welcoming Maurizio and wishing him great success! 👏 https://lnkd.in/esW_g2QC #CTAO #CTAOisGrowing #ProjectManagement #leadership

#CTAOisGrowing but sometimes we get lucky, and the best fit for the job is in the office down the hall! We're excited to announce that the CTAO Central Organisation's Head of Finance, Nadia Defrancesco, has been promoted to the Director of Administration! Nadia joined the CTAO in 2019 to manage the finance team and the Observatory’s complex budgeting needs and then stepped in as interim Director of Administration when the position was vacated in early 2024. As a member of the senior management team, she will be responsible for a broad range of administrative activities and will have a key role in establishing the Central Organisation’s administrative and organisational framework when it transitions to its final legal entity. Please join us in congratulating Nadia and wishing her the best in her new role! 🎉 Nadia Defrancesco https://ow.ly/PnUF50TT9pe

An astrophysics superstar visited the LST-1 yesterday! 🤩 World-renowned astrophysicist Dame Susan Jocelyn Bell Burnell visited the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory in La Palma, Spain, and took a tour of the Large-Sized Telescope (LST) protoype, the LST-1, on the CTAO-North site. She was guided by Alice Donini, the LST deputy project and telescope manager, in the company of spokesperson Masahiro Teshima, project manager Daniel Mazin and telescope manager Patricia Marquez, offering Dr. Bell Burnell an in-depth tour of one of the most advanced astronomical instruments, not just on the island, but also in the world. Dr. Bell Burnell discovered the first radio pulsars in 1967 and is being honoured with a commemorative plaque on the Paseo de las Estrellas (the Walk of Stars of Science) during AstroFest La Palma, a festival celebrating astronomy and La Palma as a destination for astrotourism. Read more about her discovery and career in an article from our “Building from Diversity” series: https://lnkd.in/e25_KHhj 📸 Daniel Mazin #LST #LST-1 #CTAO #Telescope #Observatory #JocelynBell #Pulsar #Astrophysics #Astronomy #LaPalma #ORM #asrtofest #isladelapalma Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), Armagh Observatory & Planetarium