On Wednesday, September 28, 2022, the IEEE AIUB Student Branch successfully organized a seminar titled "Bangladesh at Space and James Webb Space Telescope”. The seminar focused on the current state of Bangladesh in the space industry, along with a brief discussion about the “Bangabandhu Satellite-1”, and the noteworthy James Webb Space Telescope.
Mr. Nafiz Ahmed Chisty (Associate Professor and Head In-Charge, Dept. of EEE, AIUB), inaugurated the session. He greeted everyone and thanked IEEE AIUB Student Branch for organizing the event. He briefly talked about satellites and their importance. An Alumnus of the Department of EEE, AIUB Mr. Md Al Imran Sarkar, Assistant Manager (Satellite Control Engineer), Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited (BSCL), greeted and thanked everyone for joining the session. After introducing himself, he shared some stories from his experience working with Thales Alenia Space in France for the training of Bangabandhu Satellite – 1. Then he discussed about types of satellites, satellite architecture, design, types of equipment, purpose, and the working principles of Bangabandhu Satellite - 1. After that, he began his presentation on the James Webb space telescope (JWST). He talked about electromagnetic spectrums, infrared waves, and how JWST uses its hexagonal mirrors and infrared cameras to capture breathtaking pictures of interstellar space. At the end of the seminar a Question and Answer (Q&A) session took place.
Prof. Dr. Mohammad Abdul Mannan, Director, Faculty of Engineering, AIUB, delivered the closing speech where he mentioned satellite communication is a promising sector in the field of Communication Engineering. After that he handed over a token of appreciation to the speaker.
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