National Committee for Astronomy
The National Committee for Astronomy (NCA) fosters Astronomy science in Australia and establishes links between the Academy to Australian astronomers and relevant scientific societies and serves as a link between Australian and overseas astronomers, primarily through the International Astronomical Union (IAU).
The National Committee for Astronomy (NCA) carries out a formal strategic planning process on a 10-year time scale. This provides the opportunity to carry out a stock take of its capabilities and assess its impact both nationally and internationally. It also provides a vision for the future and sets priorities and develops strategies. The document follows on from the success of the committee's 2006 plan, 鈥楴ew horizons: a decadal plan for Australian astronomy 2006鈥�15鈥�, 2019鈥�20 mid-term review of the Decadal Plan for Australian Astronomy. This publication was highly influential in presenting the community's vision to stakeholders outside the research sector, including key stakeholders, the Commonwealth Government and industrial/research partners nationally and internationally.
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- Swinburne University of Technology, Swinburne Inaugural Chief Scientist
- Research expertise: Radio astronomy, astrophysics and supercomputing, galaxy formation, Square Kilometre Array
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- University of New South Wales, School of Physics
- Research expertise: Astronomical survey of the southern sky, Vera C. Rubin Observatory's Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), galaxies over time, massive galaxies.
- Astronomical Society of Australia, President, University of Tasmania, School of Natural Sciences
- Research expertise: Cosmology and extragalactic astronomy, high energy astrophysics and galactic cosmic rays
- CSIRO Space and Astronomy, Director of Space and Astronomy, Director of the Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF)
- Research expertise: ASKAP, Murchison Radio-Astronomy Observatory
- Australian National University, Director of the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Research expertise: Cosmology and extragalactic astronomy
- Department of Industry Science and Resources, A/g General Manager, International and Astronomy
- Research expertise: International astronomy
- SKAO, Director of SKA Low Telescope
- Research expertise: telescope systems, managing and operating SKA precursor facilities
- Australian National University, Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Research expertise: Indigenous astronomy
- Macquarie University and Director of the Macquarie Research Centre for Astronomy, Astrophysics and Astrophotonics, AAL Board Chair
- Research expertise: Stellar interactions and how they alter the structure and evolution of stars in multiple systems
- University of Melbourne, Professor in the School of Physics
- Research expertise: Formation and evolution of stars and galaxies, astrophysics, cosmology, theoretical modelling.
- Macquarie University, Professor in the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
- Research expertise: Galaxy formation and evolution, galaxy dynamics, stellar populations, supermassive black holes.
- Macquarie University, Senior Lecturer in the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
- Research expertise: Interstellar dust, gamma-rays, galaxies, star-formation, astrophysics.
