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Erin starts EAARO's new junior team

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I joined EAARO because I love all things space and science. My first experience here was when I came to see the Quadrantids meteor shower, and got to see a working radio observatory exploring several different techniques to gather data from meteor observations. This was really exciting because as I am only twelve I had never seen such high tech computers; all of this really spurred my interest in this field of learning. After this experience I wanted to come back and see how much more I could learn. Turns out there’s a lot. Now I regularly volunteer at the control suite taking part in valuable data gathering research. Jason’s enthusiasm for future projects and STEM in general is truly infectious which is why I am looking forward to the upcoming year of projects which include: EAARO-MINE (mini neutrino experiment) and EAARO-SID (Sudden Ionospheric Disturbance Detector). if you believe this to be something you would enjoy please consider becoming a junior volunteer wi...

Terabytes, Gigabytes & Petabytes

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Terabytes, Gigabytes & Petabytes July 2019 GE donates game changing IT equipment to EAARO Recently one of GE’s offices in Cambridge, UK generously donated a quantity of redundant IT technology to the East Anglian Astrophysical Research Organisation. Jason Williams, Director of EAARO commented, “We are delighted to receive this exciting high-tech donation which will help us to realise new projects that were previously impossible with our current resources.” GE serves customers globally with more than 280,000 employees in approximately 180 countries. GE’s Cambridge personnel is focused on helping power and utility companies’ model, manage and control their assets and networks, supporting them within a dynamic energy sector and assisting in their digital transformation endeavors. In today’s age of accelerating energy transition, the reliability, security and efficiency of the grid remain paramount. GE's Digital Energy software portfolio helps the industry effect...