John Baldwin Day - Wednesday 25 May 2011

A celebration of the life and science of John Baldwin on Wednesday 25 May 2011 at the Cavendish Laboratory
The programme was:

• 10.30 Coffee and registration
• 11.00 The early days of radio astronomy in Cambridge

  Welcome: Introduction and early history: Malcolm Longair
  With contributions from: Tony Hewish, John Shakeshaft, Bruce Elsmore, Harry van der Laan, Richard Wielebinski

• 12.00 The scientific significance of low frequency radio astronomy and its legacy

  6C and 7C low-frequency surveys: Julia Riley
  The 38 MHz Survey: Nick Rees
  LOFAR: Martin Hardcastle
  SKA: Paul Alexander

• 13.00 Lunch
  
  
• 14.00 Neutral hydrogen imaging

  Half-Mile Telescope: Thijs van der Hulst
  Spectral Line mapping: Melvyn Wright
  ALMA: Richard Hills

• 15.00 Diffraction limited optical imaging

  Optical aperture synthesis: Chris Haniff
  Lucky Imaging: Craig Mackay

• 16.00 Tea
  
  
• 16.30 John and Queens' college

  With contributions from: Alan Hayhurst, John Polkinghorne, Richard Hills

Time for further reminiscences and reflections


• 17.45 Reception
• 18.30 Close

The lectures took place in the Pippard Lecture Theatre