Announcement
It is our pleasure to announce that the next installment of the SDW series will be held in Canberra, Australia between the 6th and the 10th of October 2025.
The 8th installment of a successful series of workshops will bring together the scientists and engineers who develop, produce, implement and operate the most advanced imaging sensors used in scientific instrumentation. The focus is given to the fields of astronomy and earth sciences.
Registration will open in January 2024. We will invite the submission of abstracts on:
- Status & plans for astronomical facilities & instrumentation (ground & space)
- Earth and Planetary Science missions and instrumentation
- Laboratory instrumentation (physical chemistry, synchrotrons, etc.)
- Detector materials (from Si and HgCdTe to strained layer superlattices)
- Sensor architectures - CCD, monolithic CMOS, hybrid CMOS, APDs
- Sensor electronics
- Sensor packaging and mosaics
- Sensor testing and characterization
- Non-astronomical applications
- Curved detectors
- Quantizing CCDs for Astronomy
- Simulators, post-processing tools, etc
The workshop builds on a consolidated format that includes talks from the leading experts in the technology and scientific fields, and provides extensive time for discussions during oral/poster sessions, and interactive roundtables. Informal discussions continue during group activities promoted by the social and cultural events featuring the best offered by the location of choice, Canberra. The workshop formula is tailored to keep an informal and conducive atmosphere to the exchange of information and establishing long-lasting relationships and collaborations.
For information, sponsorship and expression of interest, email: Tony.Travouillon@anu.edu.au
Organisers
Science Organising Committee
| Tony Travouillon (ANU) | James Beletic (Teledyne) | Vyshi Suntharalingam (MIT) |
| Gustavo Rahmer (GMT) | Anna Moore (ANU) | Ralf Kohley (ESA) |
| Liz George (ESO) | Naidu Bezawada (ESO) | Satoshi Myazaki (NAOJ) |
| Daehee Lee (KASI) | Kentaro Motohara (Tokyo University) | Martin Roth (AIP) |
Local Organising Committee
| Tony Travouillon (ANU) | James Beletic (Teledyne) | Paola Amico (ESO) |
| Brian Taylor (ANU) | Annino Vaccarella (ANU) | Roger Haynes (ANU) |
| Rob Sharp (ANU) |
Code of Conduct
We are commited to making this meeting productive and enjoyable for everyone regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, nationality or religion. Harassment in any form will not be tolerated. In all interactions, either virtual or in person, participants are expected to adhere to the Australian Astronomical Society and ASTRO 3D Codes of Conduct, which can be found here.
IAC
This workshop is an official adjacent event of the International Astronautical Congress taking place the week before in Sydney. We strongly encourage particiapnt to attend both highly sysnergistic meetings.
Invited Speakers
Brian Schmidt (Nobel Laureate, ANU): Evening lecture
Roger Smith (Caltech): Development of qCCD at the Caltech Optical Observatory
Guest speaker (TBD) from the Vera Rubin Observatory: Preliminary results from the world's largest camera
Satoshi Myasaki: Instrumentation development at the Subaru Observatory
…and more to be annouced soon.
Program
| 18:00-210:00 | Registration welcome at Questacon
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| 09:00-12:00 | Morning Presentations
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| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch Break
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| 13:00- 17:00 | Afternoon Presentations |
| 09:00-12:00 | Morning Presentation
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| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch Break
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| 13:00-18:00 | Tour of ANU facilities
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| 18:00-20:00 | Dinner and star gazing on Mount Stromlo
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| 09:00-17:00 | Presentations
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| 18:00-21:00 | Cocktail reception at the Australian National Museum
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| 09:00-17:00 | Presentations
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| 18:00 | Conference Dinner at the Arboretum
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| 09:00-12:00 | Presentations and wrap up
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| 12:00 | Meeting concludes |
Participants
Venue & Travel
This meeting will take place in Canberra, Australia's national capital. There are numerous flights between Canberra and other major Australian cities (e.g. Sydney and Melbourne), as well as a bus service that provides regular transport between Sydney and Canberra (~3 hours).
Australian National University
Meetings will be held at:
- the main ANU campus (10 mins from CBD)
- Mount Stromlo campus in Weston (30 mins from CBD).
Accommodation
There are a range of hotel options available in downtown Canberra.
Registration
Registration includes all meals and activities (see program). Early registration (AU$855) will conclude on the 30th of June. Regular registration ($1,100) will be possible until the 30th of August. To express interest in ECR support, fill out the registration leaving the number of registration to zero.