Tandon Ruben, Mr.
Phase 3 - Domain C - Project 7, Universität Bern, Physikalisches Institut
PhD Student
3012 Bern
+41 31 684 32 90
| Please give us a personal quote or a quote of a famous person (e.g. of Albert Einstein) that describes you and your life/work. | |
| “We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.” – Stephen Hawking | |
| Please describe your job in only one sentence and tell us what the most important goal of this work is. | |
| I work on the RACE-GO project: Direct/high-contrast imaging (or active coronagraphy) of exoplanets at the 4-m-telescope in the DAG observatory, Turkey using SLMs (liquid crystals) within the near-infrared PLACID instrument. | |
| How did you get into this research/work field? | |
| Reading astronomy books as a kid – but regarding my current research topics, I was inspired by the discoveries of the Kepler Space telescope, when a new exoplanet was found almost every week! | |
| What would be the greatest discovery you would like to see in your life time? | |
| The discovery of a habitable terrestrial planet or extraterrestrial life, ideally both! | |
| You work for the NCCR PlanetS. What do you think will the NCCR enable you to do you couldn’t do without it? | |
| PlanetS enables a close partnership within the planetary science community of Swiss universities, acting as a platform of cooperation on scientific projects as well as establishing a unique opportunity for young scientists like me to interact and exchange on a vast variety of topics within the field! | |
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