Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias

The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) is an astrophysical research institute located in the Canary Islands. It was founded in 1975 at the University of La Laguna.[1]

The Nordic Optical Telescope at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on the island of La Palma
The English scientist Stephen Hawking was appointed Honorary Professor of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias in 2016.

It operates two astronomical observatories in the Canary Islands:

The current director of the IAC is Rafael Rebolo López.

International Collaboration

Members of the CCI

Other participating countries

Honorary president

In 2016, the English scientist Stephen Hawking was appointed Honorary Professor of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, being the first distinction of this type granted by this center.[2][3]

See also

References
  1. "Home". Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias. Retrieved September 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. Stephen Hawking, Profesor Honorario en Canarias
  3. Director del IAC recuerda a brillante científico y a un luchador por la vida
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