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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, ASTRON
1 Jun 2008 → …
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Projects
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NSOKNW.2017.001: Space-based radio astronomy
Bentum, M. J., Sundaramoorthy, P. & Meyer, E.
4/11/18 → 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. & van der Hagen, D.
1/06/17 → 21/01/22
Project: Research direct
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NESTOR P15-42 project 5 Wireless system development
Bentum, M. J., van Nunen, T. P. G. & van der Hagen, D.
1/06/17 → 31/12/22
Project: Research direct
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Early Warning System with Formative Feedback to Support Engineering Students in Electromagnetism
Martinez, C., Booij, T. B. N., Serra, R., Vertegaal, C. J. C., Bentum, M. J., Sundaramoorthy, P. & Bounik, Z., 20 Jul 2023, EAEEIE 2023 - Proceedings of the 2023 32nd Annual Conference of the European Association for Education in Electrical and Information Engineering. van der Aa, N. (ed.). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, p. 1-6 6 p. 10181601Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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Self-Deploying Antennas for Proof-of-Concept Radio Astronomy Science Satellite
Vertegaal, C., Alidjan, K., Pourshaghaghi, H. R. & Bentum, M., 2023, 2023 IEEE Aerospace Conference, AERO 2023. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, p. 1-8 8 p. 10115784Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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Using Student-Led Tutorials to Improve Student Performance in Challenging Courses
Serra, R., Martinez, C., Vertegaal, C., Sundaramoorthy, P. & Bentum, M. J., 1 Aug 2023, In: IEEE Transactions on Education. 66, 4, p. 339-349 11 p., 10049399.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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A 23 G Hz RF-beamforming Transmitter with > 15.5 dBm Psatand >21.7% Peak Efficiency for Inter-satellite Communications
Ding, K., Milosevic, D., Vidojkovic, V., van Dommele, R., Bentum, M. & Baltus, P., 26 Aug 2022, 2022 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium, RFIC 2022. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, p. 103-106 4 p. 9863123Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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Can We Improve on the Dipole Antenna for Space-based Low Frequency Radio Astronomy?
Vertegaal, C. J. C., Bentum, M. J. & Pourshaghaghi, H. R., 16 Feb 2022, 2021 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North American Radio Science Meeting, APS/URSI 2021 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, p. 701-702 2 p. 9703836Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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Datasets
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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), 2018
DOI: 10.26093/cds/vizier.36120110, https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/A%20A/612/A110
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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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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. (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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Courses
Press/Media
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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
T.P.G. van Nunen, Rob M.C. Mestrom & Mark J. Bentum
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
T.P.G. van Nunen, Rob M.C. Mestrom & Mark J. Bentum
4/05/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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“Nobel prize is great for radio astronomy”
9/10/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment