Mosaic telescopes Technology and Science: from tiny reflecting tiles to big astronomical mirrors. A workshop in honor of Guido Horn d’Arturo

Contribution List

7. Welcome

26/01/2026, 14:00

8. Guido Horn d’Arturo: the inventor of segmented mirrors

Dr Fabrizio Bonoli, Dr Elisabetta Rossi (Università di Bologna)

26/01/2026, 14:30

9. An excursus of large telescopes with segmented mirrors

Dr Tom Herbst (Max Plank Institute)

26/01/2026, 15:00

12. From Keck to GTC

Dr Romano Corradi (Gran Telescopio Canarias)

26/01/2026, 16:00

10. Monololitic versus segmented mirror: pro and contra from an ESO perspective

Dr Roberto Tamai (ESO)

26/01/2026, 16:30

11. Technologies and fabrication techniques of segmented mirrors for Cherenkov Telescopes

Giorgia Sironi (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))

26/01/2026, 17:00

18. Piero Salinari and the advancement in telescope technology

Dr Simone Esposito (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))

26/01/2026, 17:30

19. Welcome of Magnifico Rettore

Prof. Giovanni Molari (Università di Bologna)

26/01/2026, 18:00

1. Welcome Cocktail

26/01/2026, 18:15

The welcome cocktail will be held at Osteria 051, located in the city center of Bologna.

Please make sure to present the badge you will receive at registration.

14. Astronomical Advancements at ESO Enabled by Segmented Mirror Technology

Massimo Tarenghi (ESO)

27/01/2026, 09:30

17. ESA’s flagship X-ray multi-mirrors for flagship science

Dr Marcos Bavdaz (European Space Agency)

27/01/2026, 10:00

13. Segmented Mirror Technology as a Key Enabler of JWST's Breakthrough Discoveries

Dr Antonella Nota (International Space Science Institute)

27/01/2026, 10:30

15. Imaging Cherenkov Telescopes: A New Window into the Universe Made Possible by Segmented Mirror

Werner Hofmann (Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg)

27/01/2026, 11:30

16. Concluding remarks

Giovanni Pareschi (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))

27/01/2026, 12:00

6. Tours to La Specola

27/01/2026, 14:00

2. Session 1

3. Session 1

4. Session 3

5. Session 4