The Netherlands joins the countries that endorse the values and principles in the Artemis Accords drawn up by NASA. Director of the Dutch space agency NSO, Harm van de Wetering, therefore put his signature to the document this morning in Washington, in the presence of NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, the Dutch Ambassador Birgitta Tazelaar and Michael Wise as director of SRON—the national expertise institute which advises the Dutch government and coordinates national contributions to international space missions.
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UvA appoints Michael Wise as professor by special appointment of Observational High-Energy Astrophysics
Dr. Michael Wise is appointed as professor by special appointment of Observational High-Energy Astrophysics, in particular Black Hole Feedback, at the Faculty of Science at the University of Amsterdam (UvA). The chair was established on behalf of the Stichting Het Jan van Paradijs Fonds. Wise will combine the professorship by special appointment with his work as the general and scientific director of SRON, the Netherlands Institute for Space Research.
Kees de Jager (100) has passed away
In the afternoon of May 27th, Prof. Kees de Jager has passed away at the age of 100 in his place of birth Den Burg, Texel. As a pioneer of Dutch space research he co-founded one of the predecessors of SRON and as a prominent astronomer he led the Sonnenborgh observatory for a long time. De Jager continued to publish scientific articles and popularize science until just before his death.
SRON-director Michael Wise appointed as vice-chair of ESA’s Science Programme Committee
SRON-director Michael Wise will be appointed as vice-chair of ESA’s Science Programme Committee for the upcoming two years. The science programme, to which every ESA member state contributes, is one of the biggest ESA programmes with an annual budget of 538 million euros.