10月9日【严济慈大讲坛】《Revealing the Invisible Universe with the Square Kilometre Array》 [2026-09-21]

报告题目：Revealing the Invisible Universe with the Square Kilometre Array

报  告 人：Naomi Melissa McClure-Griffiths 教授（澳大利亚国立大学）

报告时间：2026年10月9日（周五）10:00

报告地点：科大东区物质科研楼三楼报告厅

报告摘要：The SKA Observatory is well on its way to becoming the world’s next great radio observatory.  With goals extending from discovering when the first stars formed in theUniverse to testing Einstein’s theory of gravity, the SKA will undoubtedly change our view of theUniverse and the objects within it.  Radio telescopes like the SKA give a unique view of Universe by revealing some of its most basic ingredients: gas and   magnetic fields.  It is from gas that stars form and to the gas that they return when they die.  The gas within a galaxy acts as its atmosphere,   conveying galactic “weather systems” from one place to another.    Beyond the confines of each galaxy, a   complex network of gaseous filaments may connect galaxies like an enormous   spider web.  

Construction of the SKA Observatory’s two telescopes, SKA-Low and   SKA-Mid, are well underway Australia and South Africa, respectively.  The SKAO is an Intergovernmental Organisation made up of 14 member nations from around the world.    China has been part of this endeavour from the beginning.    In this talk Prof Naomi McClure-Griffiths will take us on a tour of theUniverse,   showing how the SKA will transform our   understanding of theUniverse.

报告人简介：Naomi McClure-Griffiths 教授现任 SKA 天文台（SKAO）首任首席科学家，澳大利亚科学院院士、澳大利亚研究理事会桂冠研究员，澳大利亚国立大学天文与天体物理研究学院教授。她长期从事射电天文研究，主要方向为星际介质、原子氢气体与星系磁场，是 ASKAP 大型巡天 GASKAP、POSSUM 的共同首席科学家，并曾担任 SKAO 科学与工程咨询委员会（SEAC）主席。