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Tim Hawarden
It is with regret that we
announce the sudden death of Dr. Tim Hawarden
on 10th November. Tim had a distinguished career based at the ROE and
spent several years at the JAC, during which time he led the UKIRT
Upgrades
Programme in the 1990s. Further details concerning his life and career
are available here.
The world's largest telescope dedicated
solely to infrared astronomy, UKIRT is sited in Hawaii near the summit
of Mauna Kea at an altitude of 4194m above sea level. It is owned by
the United Kingdom Science and Technology Facilities Council and
operated, along with the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT), by the
staff of the Joint Astronomy Centre, which is located in Hilo. The
operation and development of UKIRT are overseen by the UKIRT
Board.
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