In May 2014 and August 2017 ICRAR was reviewed by an international Visiting Committee who considered the status of ICRAR’s structure, impact, programs and direction.
The committee provided ICRAR’s Board with a comprehensive snapshot and assessment of ICRAR from the national and international perspective and advised on ICRAR’s future development.
MEMBERS OF THE 2017 VISITING COMMITTEE
- Prof. Elaine Sadler (Chair), University of Sydney
- Prof. Tony Beasley, NRAO, USA
- Mr. Mark McAuley, Astronomy Australia Limited
- Prof. Bo Peng, NAOC, China
- Prof. Michiel van Haarlem, ASTRON, NL
- Prof. Michael Kramer, MPIfR Bonn, Germany
Members of the 2014 Visiting Committee
- Professor Paul Alexander, Head of Astrophysics at the Cavendish Lab, Cambridge University and Director of the Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory as well as Head of the SKA SDP Consortium, UK
- Professor Tony Beasley, Director of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, USA
- Dr Marco de Vos, Managing Director and Deputy Director General of ASTRON, The Netherlands
- Professor Elaine Sadler, Professor of Astrophysics, School of Physics, University of Sydney, Australia
- Professor Brian Schmidt, Nobel Laureate, Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, ANU, Australia
Science and Technology Advisory Committee
Prior to the visiting committee, ICRAR was advised by a Science and Technology Advisory Committee (STAC) from 2009-2014:
- Professor Ron Ekers (Chair), CSIRO Fellow
- Professor Arnold van Ardenne, SKA Design Study Coordinator, The Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON)
- Professor Matthew Bailes, Director, Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology
- Professor Erwin de Blok, SARCHI Chair in Astronomy, University of Cape Town
- Professor Geoff Bower, Department of Astronomy, University of California, Berkeley
- Dr. Peter Dewdney, International SKA Project Engineer, SKA Program Development Office, University of Manchester
- Professor Elaine Sadler, School of Physics, University of Sydney