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“By making space-based low frequency radio astronomy possible, we will open an unexplored frequency band for science. I’m looking forward to very exciting results.”
Research profile
Mark Bentum is a Full Professor in Radio Science with the research group Electromagnetics at the TU/e department of Electrical Engineering. He is also affiliated with the Netherlands Foundation for Research in Radio Astronomy (ASTRON), where he is head of the radio group. His main research interest is in radio astronomy, particular in low frequency radio astronomy. He is the initiator of the OLFAR project, the Orbiting Low Frequency Antennas for Radio astronomy. OLFAR is a space-based radio telescope to observe the sky at frequencies below 30 MHz consisting of many small satellites. Opening this virtually unexplored frequency band will possibly lead to new scientific insights, like the formation of the Universe and the detection of magnetized exoplanets.
At TU/e his work focuses on various aspects of this radio telescope, such as the antenna systems, the calibration of the array, the clocking and synchronization of all the elements, localization, interference mitigation and the signal processing aspects of the telescope. Mark Bentum is a senior member of the IEEE, vice chair of the IEEE Benelux section, initiator and chair of the IEEE Benelux AESS/GRSS chapter, and has acted as a reviewer for various conferences and journals.
Academic background
Mark Bentum studied Electrical Engineering) at the University of Twente (Enschede, The Netherlands) where he obtained his MSc degree (with honours, 1991) and his PhD degree (1995). In 1996, he joined the Netherlands Foundation for Research in Radio Astronomy (ASTRON) where he currently is the head of the radio group. From 2005 until 2008, he was responsible for the construction of the first software radio telescope in the world, LOFAR (Low Frequency Array). From 2008 until 2017, Mark Bentum was an Associate Professor of Short Range Radio in the Telecommunication Engineering Group at the University of Twente. In 2017, he became a Full Professor in Radio Science with the research group Electromagnetics at Eindhoven University of Technology. Mark Bentum holds also an MBA degree from Nyenrode Business Universiteit (2002).
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Senior Researcher, Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy
1 Jun 2008 → …
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Projects
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NSOKNW.2017.001: Space-based radio astronomy
Bentum, M. J. (Project Manager), Sundaramoorthy, P. (Project member) & Meyer, E. (Project member)
4/11/18 → 31/12/22
Project: Research direct
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NESTOR P15-42 project 5 Wireless system development
Bentum, M. J. (Project Manager), van Nunen, T. P. G. (Project member) & van der Hagen, D. (Contact Person invoices)
1/06/17 → 31/12/22
Project: Research direct
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NESTOR P15-42 Project 4 Refinement of device for human patients and testing in monkeys
Bentum, M. J. (Project Manager) & van der Hagen, D. (Project communication officer)
1/06/17 → 21/01/22
Project: Research direct
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GRATE Multi-Element Antenna for Accurate GNSS Measurements
Kegel, J. A. (Corresponding author), Arts, M. J., Benthem, P., Bentum, M. J., Bni Lam, N., Blaauw, K., Boersma, D., Boonstra, A. J., Bos, A., Crosta, P., Donker, P., Drost, K., van Es, J. J. P., Fois, G., de Haas, O., Hargreaves, J. E., Herrewijnen, J., Hiemstra, L., Kruger, P. & Kuindersma, S. & 9 others, , 20 Jan 2025, 2024 11th Workshop on Satellite Navigation Technology, NAVITEC 2024. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 5 p. 10843654Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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Ripples: A game about electromagnetism
Raaijmakers, E. A. L. (Developer), van Hastenberg, K. A. P. (Developer), Bentum, M. J. (Producer) & Serra, R. (Producer), 2 Apr 2025Research output: Non-textual form › Software › Academic
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Student-Led Tutorials Interactions and Learning in Electromagnetism
Vertegaal, C. J. C. (Corresponding author), Martinez, C., Serra, R., Sundaramoorthy, P. & Bentum, M. J., Apr 2025, In: IEEE Transactions on Education. 68, 2, p. 234-247 14 p., 10938282.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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The Dark Ages Explorer (DEX): a filled-aperture ultra-long wavelength radio interferometer on the lunar far side
Brinkerink, C. D., Arts, M. J., Bentum, M. J., Boonstra, A. J., Cecconi, B., Fialkov, A., Gutiérrez, J. G., Ghosh, S., Grenouilleau, J., Gurvits, L. I., Klein-Wolt, M., Koopmans, L. V. E., Lazendic-Galloway, J., Paragi, Z., Prinsloo, D., Rajan, R. T., Rouillé, E., Ruiter, M., Tauber, J. A. & Vedantham, H. K. & 4 others, , 4 Apr 2025, arXiv.org, 54 p.Research output: Working paper › Preprint › Professional
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A 23-GHz TX/LNA Front-End Module for Inter-Satellite Links With 27.8% Peak Efficiency in the TX Path and 3.1-dB NF in the RX Path
Ding, K., Vidojkovic, V., Milosevic, D., Khalaf, K., van Dommele, R., Bentum, M. & Baltus, P., Nov 2024, In: IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits. 59, 11, p. 3644-3654 11 p., 10538228.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Citations (Scopus)50 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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LOFAR Long-Baseline Calibrator Survey. II.
Jackson, N. (Creator), Badole, S. (Creator), Morgan, J. (Creator), Chhetri, R. (Creator), Prūsis, K. (Contributor), Nikolajevs, A. (Creator), Morabito, L. (Creator), Brentjens, M. (Creator), Sweijen, F. (Creator), Iacobelli, M. (Creator), Orrù, E. (Contributor), Blaauw, R. (Creator), Mulder, H. (Creator), van Dijk, P. (Creator), Mooney, S. (Creator), Deller, A. (Creator), Moldon, J. (Creator), Callingham, J. R. (Creator), Harwood, J. (Creator), Hardcastle, M. (Creator), Heald, G. (Creator), Drabent, A. (Creator), Mckean, J. P. (Contributor), Asgekar, A. (Creator), Avruch, I. M. (Creator), Bentum, M. J. (Creator), Bonafede, A. (Creator), Brouw, W. N. (Creator), Brüggen, M. (Contributor), Butcher, H. R. (Creator), Ciardi, B. (Creator), Coolen, A. (Creator), Corstanje, A. (Creator), Damstra, S. (Creator), Duscha, S. (Creator), Eislöffel, J. (Contributor), Falcke, H. (Creator), Garrett, M. (Creator), De Gasperin, F. (Creator), Griessmeier, J.-M. (Creator), Gunst, A. W. (Creator), van Haarlem, M. P. (Creator), Hoeft, M. (Creator), van der Horst, A. J. (Creator), Jütte, E. (Contributor), Koopmans, L. V. E. (Contributor), Krankowski, A. (Creator), Maat, P. (Creator), Mann, G. (Creator), Miley, G. K. (Creator), Nelles, A. (Creator), Norden, M. (Creator), Paas, M. (Creator), Pandey, V. N. (Creator), Pandey-Pommier, M. (Creator), Pizzo, R. F. (Creator), Reich, W. (Creator), Rothkaehl, H. (Creator), Rowlinson, A. (Creator), Ruiter, M. (Creator), Shulevski, A. (Creator), Schwarz, D. J. (Creator), Smirnov, O. (Creator), Tagger, M. (Creator), Vocks, C. (Creator), van Weeren, R. J. (Creator), Wijers, R. (Creator), Wucknitz, O. (Creator), Zarka, P. (Creator), Zensus, J. A. (Creator) & Zucca, P. (Creator), Centre de Donnees Strasbourg (CDS), 18 May 2022
DOI: 10.26093/cds/vizier.36580002
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CasA, CygA, TauA, VirA 30MHz & 77MHz models
De Gasperin, F. (Creator), Vink, J. (Creator), McKean, J. P. (Creator), Asgekar, A. (Creator), Bentum, M. J. (Creator), Blaauw, R. (Creator), Bonafede, A. (Creator), Brüggen, M. (Contributor), Breitling, F. (Creator), Brouw, W. N. (Creator), Butcher, H. R. (Creator), Ciardi, B. (Creator), Cuciti, V. (Creator), De Vos, M. (Creator), Duscha, S. (Creator), Eislöffel, J. (Contributor), Engels, D. (Creator), Fallows, R. A. (Creator), Franzen, T. M. O. (Contributor), Garrett, M. A. (Creator), Gunst, A. W. (Creator), Hörandel, J. R. (Contributor), Heald, G. (Creator), Koopmans, L. V. E. (Contributor), Krankowski, A. (Creator), Maat, P. (Creator), Mann, G. (Creator), Mevius, M. (Creator), Miley, G. K. (Creator), Nelles, A. (Creator), Norden, M. J. (Creator), Offringa, A. R. (Contributor), Orrú, E. (Contributor), Paas, H. (Creator), Pandey-Pommier, M. (Creator), Pizzo, R. (Creator), Reich, W. (Creator), Rowlinson, A. (Creator), Schwarz, D. J. (Creator), Shulevski, A. (Creator), Smirnov, O. (Creator), Soida, M. (Creator), Tagger, M. (Creator), Toribio, M. C. (Creator), van Ardenne, A. (Creator), van der Horst, A. J. (Creator), van Haarlem, M. P. (Creator), van Weeren, R. .. J. (Creator), Vocks, C. (Creator), Wucknitz, O. (Creator), Zarka, P. (Creator) & Zucca, P. (Creator), Centre de Donnees Strasbourg (CDS), 26 Mar 2020
DOI: 10.26093/cds/vizier.36350150
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Cas A LOFAR and VLA images
Arias, M. (Creator), Vink, J. (Creator), De Gasperin, G. F. (Creator), Salas, P. (Creator), Oonk, J. B. R. (Contributor), van Weeren, R. .. J. (Creator), Amesfoort, van, A. S. (Creator), Anderson, J. (Creator), Beck, R. (Creator), Bell, M. E. (Creator), Bentum, M. J. (Creator), Best, P. (Creator), Blaauw, R. (Creator), Breitling, F. (Creator), Broderick, J. W. (Creator), Brouw, W. N. (Creator), Brüggen, M. (Contributor), Butcher, H. R. (Creator), Ciardi, B. (Creator), de Geus, E. (Creator), Deller, A. (Creator), van Dijk, P. C. G. (Contributor), Duscha, S. (Creator), Eislöffel, J. (Contributor), Garrett, M. A. (Creator), Grießmeier, J. M. (Contributor), Gunst, A. W. (Creator), van Haarlem, M. P. (Creator), Heald, G. (Creator), Hessels, J. (Creator), Hörandel, J. (Contributor), Holties, H. A. (Creator), van der Horst, A. J. (Creator), Iacobelli, M. (Creator), Juette, E. (Creator), Krankowski, A. (Creator), Van Leeuwen, J. (Creator), Mann, G. (Creator), McKay-Bukowski, D. (Creator), McKean, J. P. (Creator), Mulder, H. (Creator), Nelles, A. (Creator), Orru, E. (Creator), Paas, H. (Creator), Pandey-Pommier, M. (Creator), Pandey, V. N. (Creator), Pekal, R. (Creator), Pizzo, R. (Creator), Polatidis, A. G. (Creator), Reich, W. (Creator), Röttgering, H. J. A. (Contributor), Rothkaehl, H. (Creator), Schwarz, D. J. (Creator), Smirnov, O. (Creator), Soida, M. (Creator), Steinmetz, M. (Creator), Tagger, M. (Creator), Thoudam, S. (Creator), Toribio, M. C. (Creator), Vocks, C. (Creator), van der Wiel, M. H. D. (Contributor), Wijers, R. A. M. J. (Contributor), Wucknitz, O. (Creator), Zarka, P. (Creator) & Zucca, P. (Creator), Centre de Donnees Strasbourg (CDS), 8 May 2018
DOI: 10.26093/cds/vizier.36120110, https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/A%20A/612/A110
Dataset
Courses
Press/Media
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Study Data from National University of Cordoba Provide New Insights into Information Technology (Content-Focused Formative Feedback Combining Achievement, Qualitative and Learning Analytics Data)
Serra, R., Bentum, M. J., Vertegaal, N., Sundaramoorthy, P., Booij, T. & Bounik, Z.
25/10/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Mark Bentum new dean of Electrical Engineering department
24/07/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Back to the Beginning: Radio waves from the deep space past
14/12/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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-Eindhoven University of Technology : Allowing blind people to see again with a wireless implant
van Nunen, T. P. G., Mestrom, R. M. C. & Bentum, M. J.
5/05/22
3 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Allowing blind people to see again with a wireless implant
van Nunen, T. P. G., Mestrom, R. M. C. & Bentum, M. J.
4/05/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment