Description
The BIS South East Branch, in association with Space Store, invite you to an evening lecture on Harwell-based Oxford Space Systems at their first ‘in person’ evening lecture. Entry is FREE, but numbers are limited to 55. The café and the shop will be open. Please Register below.
Speaker: Juan Castillo, Oxford Space Systems
Date: Thursday 15 September 2022 at 19.00 BST
Location: Space Store, 45 Orchard Street, Didcot, OX11 7LG
Space Store is only a 9 minute walk from Didcot Parkway railway station. Parking is available in the Orchard Centre Car Park.
This event will also be live streamed online on YouTube by Space Store, register FREE below for virtual attendance to receive the link.
Space Deployable Antennas, what they are and why they matter!
Abstract: Oxford Space Systems (OSS) makes some of the most innovative deployable antennas for space you can find. During this talk Juan Castillo will cover the basics of antennas, how they are used in space and why deployable antennas are important. All this while learning about some of the most interesting designs from OSS!
Biography: Juan Castillo is a Business Development Manager at Oxford Space Systems. An electronic engineer by training, he has worked for 20 years in high-tech companies in the U.S. and the UK. With most of that time spent in the space industry, he has participated in several missions, notably in payload development for Alphasat and the RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM).
Juan holds a BSc in Electronic Engineering from Universidad Simon Bolivar, an MSc in Digital Signal Processing from Queen Mary – University of London, and an MBA from Manchester Business School.
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Find out more on the Events section of the website. The event will be on Thursday 15th September 2022 at 7pm.
This lecture will be hosted by Space Store in Didcot (not at our HQ building in London). Attendance if FREE for everyone, however, as places are limited to 55, you must register on this page in order to get your name on the list for in-person attendance, by adding your free ticket to the basket and completing checkout (entering no payment details).
The talk will also be live streamed online – the registration option for online attendance, along with joining instructions will be available shortly.
Join the BIS and get members discount to other selected events, products and free access to our regular Evening Lectures.
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Note. If you have any queries about the event or booking process, please contact the office on +44(0)2077353160.
