Research Assistant, Astrophysics group, Imperial College: Jan 1984 - Nov 1986

Initially, I joined this group to develop silicon strip & germanium detectors for applications in X-ray astronomy. I remained to develop the calibration system for the Wide Field Camera (WFC) on the X-ray astronomy satellite ROSAT. I was responsible for the design of the WFC calibration software, & used prototypes of this software to analyse WFC test images. I was also jointly responsible for the design, simulation, & testing of the WFC in-flight UV calibration hardware. In addition to my WFC related tasks, I adapted the public domain database from the $\gamma$ ray satellite COS-B for use in a VAX/VMS environment, and collaborated in the subsequent analysis of COS-B data. I was responsible for managing the Astrophysics group's VAX 11/750, & for assessing their future computing requirements.