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The ground-based Giant Magellan Telescope will be one of a next class of "Extremely Large Telescopes" or ELTs that strive to revolutionize our view and understanding of the universe. The GMT will be operational in 2022 at the Las Campanas Observatory in Chile. The telescope has a unique segmented mirror design that makes use of six off-axis 8.4 m (27 ft) diameter monolith mirrors surrounding a central on-axis mirror, forming a single optical surface with an aperture of 24.5 m (80 ft) in diameter. It will make use of a sophisticated adaptive optics system and enclosure and will have a resolving power 10 times greater than the Hubble Space Telescope.
Augusta University, formerly Georgia Regents University, is one of only four public comprehensive research institutions in the state of Georgia. With history tracing back to 1828, the university includes nine colleges with nearly 10,000 students, 1,500 full-time faculty members and 5,000 staff members. It houses the nation`s 13th-oldest medical school. the Medical College of Georgia, the state`s only dental college, an aligned and integrated health system, a growing intercollegiate athletics program and the highly respected Hull College of Business, among other units. With 650 acres of campus and nearly 150 buildings, the university is a $1 billion-plus enterprise with statewide and national reach. The Medical College of Georgia includes a partnership campus in Athens, Ga., and satellite campuses in the Georgia cities of Albany, Rome and Savannah. Augusta University also has a strong commitment to research, building on a proud tradition that boasts, among other achievements, the groundwork for such breakthroughs as fertility treatments and beta-blocking drugs for cardiac arrhythmias. The university`s mission is to provide leadership and excellence in teaching, discovery, clinical care and service as a student-centered comprehensive research university and academic health center with a wide range of programs from learning assistance through postdoctoral studies.
The Ventura County Community College District is a public community college district serving residents in Ventura County. The District`s three colleges-Moorpark, Oxnard, and Ventura-offer programs for transfer to four-year colleges and universities, occupational and vocational training, basic skills instruction, as well as economic development and continuing education for cultural growth, life enrichment, and skills improvement. Each of the colleges provides a wide range of general programs and services to students, as well as focusing on its own unique and specialty areas. As of Fall 2013, VCCCD served 31,995 students.
Innovate Carolina is the University-wide initiative for innovation and entrepreneurship. We help faculty, students and staff at UNC-Chapel Hill move more ideas into the world faster to solve the world`s problems and strengthen the economy. We believe that only through rigorously applying the tools of innovation can we solve society`s most complex challenges.
Phenix Solutions is a Cary, NC-based company in the Education sector.