University of Waterloo
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Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
Phone: (519) 888-4567 ext 32215
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As part of the Waterloo Region Museum TALKS Series,
Waterloo Physics & Astronomy Professor Michel Fich will describe how
exciting developments in radio astronomy are opening up new vistas on
the universe. Professor Fich will focus upon two revolutionary
observatories currently being constructed on the norther plains of
Chile: the Atacama Large Millimetre/Submillimetre Array (ALMA), a
collection of roughly 60 individual telescopes that together produce a
single instrument with unparalleled sensitivity and fantastic
The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is centralized within our Office of Indigenous Relations.