Rik Ter Horst

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optical designer/engineer bij NOVA-ASTRON @ Tiny Telescope
Rik Ter Horst's Location
Greater Groningen Area, Netherlands
About Rik Ter Horst

There's enough left to be discovered in optical instrumentation, both in design and in manufacturing. I believe it is essential to think 'out of the box', crossing borders, and connect with other disciplines even if these connections may seem unlogical at first sight...Because of my manufacturing experience, the optical designs I make become realistic, and are optimized with manufacturing in mind, which is not so obvious these days...

Rik Ter Horst's Current Company Details
Tiny Telescope

Tiny Telescope

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optical designer/engineer bij NOVA-ASTRON
Rik Ter Horst Work Experience Details
  • Tiny Telescope
    Cto
    Tiny Telescope Jun 2024 - Present
    The Netherlands
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  • Ter Horst Optics
    Owner
    Ter Horst Optics Apr 2010 - Present
    Zuidbroek, The Netherlands
  • Nova-Astron
    Optical Designer/Engineer
    Nova-Astron 2008 - Present
    Dwingeloo
    Designwork on SPEX, METIS and Matisse. Optical challenges (aspheres and cylindrical optics) for Assist and Tropomi.
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  • Astron
    Optical Engineer
    Astron Mar 2003 - Present
    Dwingeloo
    Manufacturing and testing of optics for several astronomical instuments, like SPIFFI, MIRI, GLAS and X-Shooter. Development of a polishing process for bare aluminium mirrors, used in cryogenic instruments.
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  • Polgron Bv
    Optical Engineer
    Polgron Bv Mar 1998 - Mar 2003
    Groningen
    Production of special optics, development of production techniques and optical tests
  • Opticon, Groningen
    Owner
    Opticon, Groningen Dec 1985 - Mar 1998
    Groningen
    Transformation from hobby to profession; half of the time was spent producing optics for industry and telescopes in order to 'stay alive' while the other half has been invested studying and improving production- and test methods; I learned myself to make aspherical mirrors and lenses and developed a manufacturing method for Schmidt correctors used for our custom Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes (the SCT130 and SCT250). Also telescope design became more and more a daily task.
  • Pharmacia/Medical Workshop, Groningen
    Optisch Glasbewerker
    Pharmacia/Medical Workshop, Groningen Dec 1984 - Dec 1985
    Groningen
    Optical polishing of glassmoulds used in ophtalmic industrie

Rik Ter Horst Education Details

  • Csa
    Csa
    Self Employed Optical Engineer

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