R. J. Hoyland

Roger J. Hoyland graduated in applied physics from the University of Bath, Bath, U.K., in 1988. He is currently pursuing the master’s degree in instrumentational cosmology with the Victoria University of Manchester, Manchester, U.K. He was involved in the cooled microwave receivers at 10, 15, and 33 GHz, which have been installed at the Izaña Observatory, Tenerife, Spain. He joined the PLANCK Surveyor project in 1998 and specialized in the design of a cooled phase switch suitable for the LFI radiometer. He is currently supervising two Ph.D. students at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, within the QUIJOTE project, where he currently holds a permanent position.