Alex Oscoz

Alex Oscoz

Head of Telescope Operations & PI of the Micro-satellite Division at Astrophysical institute of the Canary Islands (IAC).

Alex Oscoz, Head of Telescope Operations of the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands (IAC), is in charge of the telescopes, instruments and experiments of the IAC in the Observatorios de Canarias (Teide Observatory in Tenerife and Roque de los Muchachos Observatory in La Palma). In addition, he is the Principal Investigator of IACTec-Space, a new IAC project to promote public-private partnerships in the field of small satellites.

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