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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):
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Senior Researcher, ASTRON
1 Jun 2008 → …
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NSOKNW.2017.001: Space-based radio astronomy
Bentum, M. J., Sundaramoorthy, P. & Meyer, E.
4/11/18 → 31/12/22
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NESTOR P15-42 project 5 Wireless system development
Bentum, M. J., Omisakin, A., van Nunen, T. P. G. & van der Hagen, D.
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. & van der Hagen, D.
1/06/17 → 21/01/22
Project: Research direct
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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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Extracting Learning Performance Indicators from Digital Learning Environments
Sundaramoorthy, P., Vertegaal, N., Martínez, C., Bentum, M. J., Serra, R., Montagne, A. & Verhoeven, C. J. M., 2022, (Submitted) 13th IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference - EDUCON 2022.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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Sub-Milliwatt Transceiver IC for Transcutaneous Communication of an Intracortical Visual Prosthesis
Omisakin, A., Radulov, G., Mestrom, R. & Bentum, M., 1 Jan 2022, In: Electronics. 11, 1, 20 p., 24.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Frequency Interpolation of LOFAR Embedded Element Patterns Using Spherical Wave Expansion
Arts, M. J., Prinsloo, D. S., Bentum, M. J. & Smolders, A. B., 16 Jun 2021, In: International Journal of Antennas and Propagation. 2021, 13 p., 5598380.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Inflatable Coplanar Patch Antenna Array for Spaceborne Applications
Vertegaal, C., Jen Hong Li, M., Bentum, M. J. & Pourshaghaghi, H. R., 7 Jun 2021, 2021 IEEE Aerospace Conference, AERO 2021. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 7 p. 9438205Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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Allowing blind people to see again with a wireless implant
Mark J. Bentum, Adedayo Omisakin & T.P.G. van Nunen
4/05/22 → 5/05/22
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Mark Bentum: “Explaining to someone else is the highest form of learning”
10/11/21
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Eindhoven University of Technology: The Waves of Our Wireless Future
Peter G.M. Baltus, Ulf Johannsen, M.K. Matters-Kammerer & Mark J. Bentum
15/07/20
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How does a radio wave become a picture? Part II: Compact receivers
22/01/20
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