「觸碰無窮宇宙」韋布天眼主鏡製造師
日期：2023年12月2日（星期六）
時間：下午5時30分至晚上7時
地點：香港太空館演講廳
講者：喬 · 格蘭先生, 韋伯太空望遠鏡 前首席主鏡打磨工程師
衆所週知，天文望遠鏡的核心就是其主鏡。而主鏡也成為了無數天文學家在無窮宇宙獲得重大發現的工具。本講座將會講述在製作世界最偉大的韋伯太空天文望遠鏡天文台主鏡的過程中，一些鮮為人知的背後故事。作為其前首席主鏡打磨工程師，由 喬格蘭先生 親自向與會人士分享這些精彩故事最為合適。他也會告訴大家在製作韋伯太空天文望遠鏡主鏡時，所面對的挑戰和美麗成果。若果 閣下是天文望遠鏡的愛好者，本講座的內容將不會令你失望，因為其內容是不會在其他地方可以找到的。
喬先生 現任位於夏威夷仍在興建中的三十米望遠鏡項目的首席光學製作工程師。他畢業於亞利桑那大學，擁有機械工程學士及光學科學碩士學位。在他的空閒時間，他享受和太太動手在家中做園藝工作。他現居於加利福尼州、俄亥俄州及泰國。他和太太育有兩位女兒及四位孫子。
講座以英語講解，座位先到先得，
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At the “heart” of all astronomical telescopes, the mirrors are the tools for astronomers to make discoveries in our cosmos. This presentation examines the behind-the-scene details of the creations of the heart of the world’s greatest of all space observatories, James Webb Space Telescope (“JWST”) Observatory, its mirrors. The most capable person to tell these incredible stories would be the former Chief Engineer for Mirror Polishing on the optical shop floor, Mr. Glen Cole. He will be sharing with us the beauty and challenges of JWST mirror making. If you are telescope lovers, you will not be disappointed about this lecture as the stories cannot be found elsewhere. Mr. Cole is currently the Lead Optical Fabrication Engineer at the Thirty Meter Telescope (“TMT”) project under construction in Hawaii. He graduated from the University of Arizona with degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Optical Sciences. At his leisure, he enjoys gardening with his wife in his residences in California, Ohio and Thailand. He is a father of 2 daughters and a grandfather of 4 beautiful grandchildren.
The lecture will be conducted in English. Free admission on a first-come, first-served basis.