John Conway (astronomer)

For another John Conway, see John Conway.

John E. Conway (born 1963) is a British astronomer. He is director of Onsala Space Observatory in Sweden.[1] He was appointed professor of observational radio astronomy at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, in 2010.[2]

His research concerns radio galaxies and radio telescope technology, particularly involving VLBI. His design for a spiral configuration of antennas was adopted for the telescope ALMA.[3]

Conway was one of the scientists portrayed in the 1991 TV series The Astronomers.[4]

References

1. "Astronomisk guldålder börjar nu". Chalmers University of Technology. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
2. "Professors". Chalmers University of Technology. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
3. "Observing Efficiency of a Strawperson Zoom Array (ALMA Memo 283)" (PDF). NRAO. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
4. "John E. Conway". IMDb. Retrieved 3 October 2013.