Jessica Dempsey takes up post as head of the Square Kilometre Array Observatory
Astronomer Jessica Dempsey has been appointed as the new director-general of the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO). She will lead the international project, which operates radio telescopes in South Africa and Australia to study the universe.
Why it matters
The SKAO is a major international scientific collaboration that aims to answer fundamental questions about galaxy formation and the existence of extraterrestrial life.
Astronomer Jessica Dempsey has become director-general of the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO), which will be the world’s largest and most sensitive radio telescope when it opens next year. Dempsey will now serve a five-year term as director-general and succeeds Philip Diamond , who held the role since 2012.
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