Alexander Pollak

Alexander Pollak

Science & Engineering Operations Manager, Allen Telescope Array

Disciplines: SETI, Radio Astronomy Instrumentation

Degree/Major: D.Phil, Astrophysics, 2018, University of Oxford

Curriculum vitae: cv_a_pollak.pdf

apollak@seti.org
Biography

Dr. Pollak received his D.Phil in Astrophysics from the University of Oxford in 2018 after which he spent another year at Oxford commissioning the Goonhilly-3 radio telescope receiver system.

In 2019, Dr. Pollak joined the SETI Institute as Science and Engineering Operations Manager at the Allen Telescope Array to work on the feed refurbishment program.

Dr. Pollak’s research interests include analogue and digital signal processing, cryogenically cooled receiver systems, and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.