Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias

 

Acronym: IAC

Location: Tenerife

Website: www.iac.es

 

The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) is a nationally funded research centre located in Tenerife (Spain). The IAC has been awarded the Severo Ochoa Center of Excellence Accreditation on three occassions since 2011. It is one of the six Spanish centers awarded with this distinction.

The IAC research topics include most areas of astrophysics: solar physics, the structure and evolution of stars, the interstellar medium, galactic astrophysics, cosmology and the structure of the Universe, telescope design and construction, high spatial resolution techniques, infrared and optical instrumentation, and space projects. The IAC runs two world-class international observatories, Teide Observatory and Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, where EST will be located.

 

 

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