Jan Idserda retired

© Harm-Jan Stiepel

Jan Idserda, crowned as "Meester Instrumentmaker", has retired on 24 December 2017. Many colleagues, former colleagues, business relations and a former teacher of the LIS(*) said goodbye during a big reception.

In his 42 years at ASTRON, Jan was involved in many constructions and designs for the various telescopes and instruments. As a real LIS graduate, he was continuously developing himself, up to and including CNC milling, and nowadays 3D printing. We are pretty sure that he will continue his art in his own workshop at home, and will make even more beautiful constructions.

Jan, thanks for 42 years of great work for ASTRON, and for being a great colleague.

(*) Leidsche Instrumentmakers School. This famous school was founded by Nobel Prize winner Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, who discoverd super-conductivity in 1911.