Australian SKA Coordination Committee
Roles and responsibilities
The Australian SKA Coordination Committee (ASCC) responsibilities include:
- maintaining governance arrangements between project partners
- ensuring the Australian SKA site is ready for construction
- contributing to project design and implementation
- providing policy frameworks.
ASCC members
ASCC membership reflects Australia’s SKA project partners and the scientific community.
Science Advisory Committee
Roles and responsibilities
The Science Advisory Committee (SAC):
- provides scientific advice to the ASCC
- provides advice that supports the delivery and protection of the Australian SKA site
- contributes to the project’s design and implementation.
The SAC meets at least 3 times each year.
SAC members
The SAC members have diverse radio astronomy and science backgrounds.
Dr Phil Edwards
Science Advisory Committee Chair | Australian SKA Coordination Committee member | CSIRO SKA Project Scientist, CSIRO Space and Astronomy
Professor Naomi McClure-Griffiths
Science Advisory Committee member | Professor of Astronomy, Australian National University
Professor Lister Staveley-Smith
Australian SKA Coordination Committee Deputy Chair | Science Advisory Committee member | Interim Executive Director, International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research
Professor Elaine Sadler FAA
Science Advisory Committee member | University of Sydney
Dr Cathryn Trott
Science Advisory Committee member | Associate Professor of Radio Astronomy, Curtin University
Dr Stuart Ryder
Science Advisory Committee member | Adjunct Fellow, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Macquarie University