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1988 - 2009

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This page is divided into the following sections:

1. Current Projects of 2007/2008
2. Previous Projects
3. Radar Remote Sensing Group (RRSG) in the News
4. Centre for Higher Performance Computing (CHPC) in the News
5. Karoo Array Telescope (KAT) in the News

Current Projects of 2007/2008

1. Radar Remote Sensing

• Marc Brooker: A Flexible Simulator for Multistatic Radars
• Yunus Gaffar: Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar based Classification of Sea Vessels
• Georgie George: Integration, Implementation and Testing of the X band SASAR II Radar Unit
• Gunther Lange: Pattern Synthesis and Antenna Receiver Design
• Yoann Paichard: Microwave Digital Camera for the real-time Measurement and Analysis of the Radar Cross Section of Time-Varying Targets Please note that Yoann is a currently postdoctoral research fellow in the RRSG. The work he illustrates in this Poster was part of his PhD research at ONERA in France.
• Stephan Sandenbergh: GPS Disciplined Quartz Frequency Standard
• Wayne Smith: Commissioning a Constant Frequency Generator as the Power Supply for the Blue Parrot Radar
• Aadil Volkwin: Passive Radar using the Universal Software Radio peripheral
• Lance Williams: Low Cost Networked Radar and Sonar using Open Source Hardware and Software

2. Karoo Array Telescope (KAT) Project

• David George: The Design and Implementation of a Carrier Card for the Karoo Array Telescope
• Roufurd Julie: Phase Calibrator for meerKAT
• Ajmal Mohungoo: Amplitude Calibration Methods of the Karoo Array Telescope
• Jason Salkinder: Design of a Low-Cost High Speed Data Capture Card for the Hubble Sphere Hydrogen Survey

3. High Performance Computing

• Mike Aitken: HTX Accelerator Card for Reconfigurable Computing
• Albert Gazendam: On Performance of Storage Subsystems in High Performance Computing (HPC) Environments
• Jason Manley: Radio Astronomy FX Correlator on Reconfigurable Hardware
• Peter McMahon: Radio Astronomy Signal Processing for Pulsar Science using High Performance Reconfigurable Computers
• Joe Milburn: High Performance Computing Applied to Multiple Target Tracking Using Doppler and Bearing Data
• Andrew Woods: Accelerating a Software Correlator with High Performance Reconfigurable Computing

4. Other Projects

• Khosi Peko: Design of Energy Degrader Controller for High Precision Radiotherapy
• Jon Ward: Design and Implementation of a non-contact level sensor
• Simon Winberg: Research and Development of a Knowledge Management System (KMS) for Embedded Systems Development

Previous Projects

• Karoo Array Telescope (KAT)
  
• X-Band South African SAR (SASAR-II)
  
• TV-based Bistatic Radar
  
• Multistatic Radar (website under construction)
  
• Software Defined Radio/Radar
  
• Wide-Band Antenna Simulation for GPR using FEKO
  
• Tracking Algorithms (website under construction)
  
• Inverse SAR (website under construction)
  
• Process Management of Embedded System Design
  
• Optical and SAR Imagery of Botrivier Area in South Africa (website under construction)
  
• South African VHF Synthetic Aperture Radar System
  
• 3D Borehole Radar Imaging (website under construction)
  
• Multicomputer Technology Initiative
  
• Ground Penetrating Radar Results
  
• Study of Radar Techniques for Foliage Penetration (website under construction)
  
• Tracking Radar Main Computer Upgrade (website under construction)
  

RRSG in the News

• The UCT Radar Group comes of age, March 2009
  
• The UCT Radar Group homes in on new lab, March 2009
  
• UCT prof reflects on 21 years of Radar, March 2009
  
• Two for McMahon, December 2008
  
• Doctorates: Marc Brooker, December 2008
  
• Researchers bag THRIP honours, November 2006
  
• Dedicated funding available for postgraduate proposals, November 2005
  
• NASA Space Mission on top of Table Mountain
  

CHPC in the News

• IBM Donates Blue Gene/P Supercomputer to Spur Scientific and Socio-economic Growth in Africa, December 2007
  
• Progress towards a cyberinfrastructure for science in South Africa, Nov 2007
  
• Supercomputing a reality for SA, 2007
  
• Supercomputing now a reality for SA researchers, May 2007
  
• Mangena: Centre for High Performance Computing Launch, May 2007
  
• Into the Supercomputer Future, March 2007
  
• New Karoo Array Telescope to put SA science on the World stage, May 2006
  
• Africa gears up (CHPC), November 2005
  
• CSIR's open source centre evolves, May 2005
  
• High-performance computing centre on the cards for SA, November 2004
  
• Collaboration discussions furthered, June 2004

KAT in the News

• World economic recession won't jeopardise the Square Kilometre Array, February 2009
  
• SKA project gets votes of confidence, despite global crisis, February 2009
  
• SA, Australian radio astronomy software teams to pursue different paths, June 2008
  
• Projects in Progress, May 2008
  
• MeerKAT takes shape, April 2008
  
• SA steps up SKA bid, April 2008
  
• Space observatory for Matjiesfontein, March 2008
  
• Prototype for the Karoo Array Telescope nears completion, February 2008
  
• Space Invaders, December 2007
  
• Jodrell Bank to host radio telescope project's global head office, October 2007
  
• Meerkat dish prototype tested, October 2007
  
• Meerkat prototyping proceeds, September 2007
  
• Radio telescope projects open new horizons for high-tech firm, July 2007
  
• Giant radio telescope project advances at home and abroad, July 2007
  
• Meerkat construction imminent, June 2007
  
• SKA millions fund Research & Development, May 2007
  
• The South African SKA/meerKAT Project, 2007
  
• The Boss of MeerKAT Manor, November 2006
  
• SA seeks to exploit geography in attracting science dollars, November 2006
  
• SA a step closer to prototype telescope, November 2006
  
• Science Minister confident SA can host Euro 1bn SKA, and demonstration project gets under way, November 2006
  
• Minister Opens KAT Site, Unveils Model, November 2006
  
• Minister: Karoo telescope at leading edge of technology, November 2006
  
• KAT to aid SA's astronomy aspirations, November 2006
  
• SA's telescope hopes rise, September 2006
  
• The Karoo Array Telescope, September 2006
  
• Array for Australia, September 2006
  
• South Africa shortlisted as the site of the huge Square Kilometre Array Telescope (SKA), September 2006
  
• Australia and Southern Africa short-listed for giant radio telescope, September 2006
  
• Nations vie for Giant Telescope, September 2006
  
• Bigger, better Insite Exhibition, September 2006
  
• Mentor Graphics tools enable South African SKA team to participate on the global astronomy stage, September 2006
  
• SA Telescope 'worth its Salt', August 2006
  
• First Science with SALT: Observations of Eclipsing Polar, August 2006
  
• Candidate Sites for World’s Largest Telescope Face First Big Hurdle, August 2006
  
• Cabinet gives green light for SA space agency, July 2006
  
• New Karoo Radio Telescope to put SA Science on the World Stage, 2006
  
• The KAT's in the Bag (Page 1), July 2006
  
• The KAT's in the Bag (Page 2), July 2006
  
• The KAT's in the Bag (Page 3), July 2006
  
• The KAT's in the Bag (Page 4), July 2006
  
• Telescope in Sight, July 2006
  
• Geheime van die Heelal tussen Skottels, June 2006
  
• Peace and Quiet, June 2006
  
• Northern Cape bids for another giant telescope, June 2006
  
• All set for a Big Bang in the Karoo, June 2006
  
• R10bn telescope bid on track, May 2006
  
• Minister visits Karoo Radio Astronomy Reserve, May 2006
  
• SA space science, astronomy set to bring in billions: Mangena, May 2006
  
• Telescope could blast SA into world league, December 2005
  
• SA to unveil 'Eye of Africa', November 2005
  
• State support for international bid, October 2005
  
• Research is the great attractor, February 2005
  
• Gold medal for Warner on the eve of retirement, November 2004
  
• New physics needed to explain evolution of the universe, August 2004