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.
Mrs Janean Richards
Australian SKA Coordination Committee Chair (representing the Australian Government)
Mrs Linda Dawson
Australian SKA Coordination Committee member (representing the Government of Western Australia)
Dr Phil Edwards
Science Advisory Committee Chair | Australian SKA Coordination Committee member | CSIRO SKA Project Scientist, CSIRO Space and Astronomy
Mr Trevor Danos AM
Australian SKA Coordination Committee expert member
Professor Steven Tingay
Australian SKA Coordination Committee independent member | Deputy Executive Director, International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research
Professor Lister Staveley-Smith
Australian SKA Coordination Committee Deputy Chair | Science Advisory Committee member | Interim Executive Director, International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research
Dr Douglas Bock
Australian SKA Coordination Committee member (representing the CSIRO)
Professor Naomi McClure-Griffiths
Australian SKA Coordination Committee member | Australian member of the Science and Engineering Advisory Committee
Mr Mark McAuley
Australian SKA Coordination Committee expert member | Chief Executive Officer, Astronomy Australia Limited
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