Science
and Engineering Council of Santa Barbara
June
Luncheon
at
The Elephant Bar Restaurant
Thursday,
June 12, 2003 12:00-1:30 PM
Astronomical Imaging with CCD Cameras
Charge Coupled Device (CCD) chips have made great strides in recent years. The cost, lifetime, sensitivity, and power requirements have all improved. Santa Barbara Instruments Group (SBIG) uses such chips to develop CCD cameras, devices, and software for astronomical imaging, autoguiding, and scientific imaging. Come hear about their pioneering technology and see some amazing images taken with their cameras.
------PRESENTER------
Michael Barber
Vice President, Santa Barbara Instrument Group
Michael Barber is one of the original founders of Santa Barbara Instrument Group and has served as Director for the past 13 years. Mr. Barber and 4 others started the company in a garage as a sideline while they continued their research into Gamma Ray Burst objects. SBIG is now one of the leading makers of astronomical CCD cameras in the world. He retired from his law practice to take on the daily responsibilities of Vice President of SBIG in 1998 when one of his co-founders passed away. From 1980 to 1998 he was a partner in the law firm of Barber & Gray. His interests include astronomy, astrophotography and amateur radio.
------OTHER INFO------
$12 for SEC
members; $15 for non-members.
Information: Barbara Keaney (E-mail: scieng@silcom.com
or call 805-684-4927) or
Tim Murphy (Email: timothy_murphy@urscorp.com
or tel: 805-964-6010 ext.336).
Reservations NOT required.
Elephant Bar Restaurant: 521 Firestone Road.
Website: http://www.scieng.org
From the Co-Presidents: Due to a schedule conflict at this time, our planned June luncheon with Dr. Jean-Claude Junqua regarding speech recognition technology has been replaced with this new topic presented by Mr. Michael Barber. Please join usas Mr. Barber describes how CCD is changing our view of the universe. Looking ahead, Felix Fischer, an attorney with Central California intellectual Property Services, will be speaking on intellectual property issues at our July 10 meeting.
Bruce McRoy and Wayne Rothermich