Prof. Willem A. Baan was awarded the Visiting Professor of the CAS and works in Shanghai Astronomical Observatory since 2013 February. Prof. Baan is a distinguished expert in astronomical masers and ultra-luminous galaxies. As the first-author and co？author, he has more than 180 scientific articles in refereed ...
03 28, 2013
After three years’ construction, the Shanghai 65-Meter Radio Telescope is close to its completion. In the second half of October, 2012, the mechanical structure, electrical system, network, control software of the telescope have been tested and they run smoothly. The test experiment was successfully carried out in the afternoon of...
10 27, 2012
Chinese astronomers have made important progress in the study of the Milky Way structures. Using a simple bulge model, astronomers in Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO) confirmed and explained the existence of an intriguing X-shaped structure in the Milky Way bulge. This research was led by Dr. Zhao-Yu Li under the supervisio...
10 06, 2012
Mass redistribution and transport in the Earth system, including the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, cryosphere and the interior of the solid Earth affect the Earth's shape, gravity field and rotation (the three pillars of geodesy). Space geodetic techniques, including VLBI, SLR, DORIS, GNSS, InSAR, LiDAR, ICESat, satellite...
09 10, 2012
The 2012 Summer School on Spaceborne Earth Observations and Global Change was successfully held in the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) during the week of July 16 - 21. Over 100 students, including undergraduate students, graduate students, postdocs and young researchers from different ins...
07 28, 2012
The “Shanghai Astronomical Observatory Astrophysics Symposium 2012” was successfully held in Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO) between May 26 and May 29. More than 100 experts and students of different astrophysical areas from China, US, Germany, Netherlands, and Russia attended the conference.
06 01, 2012
The 2011 Summer School on Spaceborne Earth Observations and Global Change was held in the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) during the week of July 18 - 22. It was jointly organized and sponsored by the newly established Laboratory of Astronomical and Spacebourne Techniques Application and ...
08 24, 2011
The international workshop on GNSS Remote Sensing for Future Missions and Sciences was held in Shanghai, China, August 7-9, 2011. About 100 participants from about 20 countries or districts attended this workshop with 60 oral talks at following topics: 1) GNSS System and Emerging Applications; 2) GNSS Meteorology and Atmospheric Ef...
08 11, 2011
On Jun.14, 2011, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council held 2010 annual National Science and Technology Award Conference in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The State leaders, including Hu Jintao, Wen Jiabao, Li Changchun, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, etc. attended the conference. Prof. Albert Hermann Gerhard Boerner, ...
01 21, 2011
A Joint GGOS/IAU Science Workshop “Observing and Understanding Earth Rotation” was held during Oct 25–28, 2010 at Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO) of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China. It was organized by both the Global Geodetic Observing System (GGOS) of the International Association of Geodesy (IAG) and the Commissio...
11 08, 2010
The 2010 APSG (Asia-Pacific Space Geodynamics program) Workshop on Progress in Space Geodesy and Earth Environment Change. was held in Shanghai, 16-20 August 2010. A series of research progress are reported by participants from both China and other countries and regions of Asia-Pacific area
09 16, 2010
A delegation from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) visited Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO) on August 17th. The NWO delegation includes Dr. Louis Vertegaal, Director of Astronomy, Chemistry, Computer Science and Mathematics, and Dr. Ronald Stark, Head of Astronomy, as well as Mr. Jingmin Kan, Assis...
08 31, 2010
The APSG(Asia-Pacific Space Geodynamics program)Workshop 2010 on Progress in Space Geodesy and Earth Environment Change was held in Shanghai,China,on 16-20 August 2010(www. Cn/APSG/).It was organized by the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory(SHAO)of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS)and cooperatively sponsored by APSG Central Bure...
08 26, 2010
