Science and Engineering Advisory Committee (SEAC)

Membership
Members are appointed by the Council and include:
- a representative for each SKAO Member - appointed as independent experts who do not represent the Member’s interests
- up to seven representatives-at-large, proposed to the Council by the Director-General to provide specialist expertise, and who may be from countries beyond the Observatory’s membership
- representatives from countries with Observer status at the SKAO Council
The Committee’s advice is based on the consensus view of the Committee. A Science and Engineering Advisory Committee also existed under the Observatory’s forerunner, the SKA Organisation.
The membership of the SEAC is (May 2023):
Representative |
Affiliation |
Country (SKAO Member) |
Prof. Naomi McClure-Griffiths (Chair) |
Australian National University |
Australia |
Dr Zheng Qian |
Shanghai Observatory |
China |
Dr Wim van Cappellen |
ASTRON |
The Netherlands |
TBC |
TBC |
Portugal |
Mr Francois Kapp |
SARAO |
South Africa |
Prof. André Csillaghy |
University of Applied Sciences and Arts |
Switzerland |
TBC |
TBC |
United Kingdom |
Dr Gianfranco Brunetti |
Istituto di Radioastronomia, Bologna |
Italy |
Representative |
Affiliation |
At-large members |
Mr Brian Glendenning |
NRAO (USA) |
|
Dr Dale Frail |
NRAO (USA) |
|
Dr Andreas Kaufer |
European Southern Observatory |
|
Dr Adrian Russell |
European Southern Observatory |
|
Dr Gillian Wright |
UKATC (UK) |
Observers
Representative |
Affiliation |
Country (Observer/ Future Member) |
Prof. Kristine Spekkens (Vice-Chair) |
Royal Military College of Canada |
Canada (SKAO Observer) |
TBC |
TBC |
France (SKAO future Member) |
Dr Gundolf Wieching | Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy | Germany (SKAO future Member) |
Prof. Uday Shankar |
Raman Research Institute |
India (SKAO Observer) |
Dr Antxon Alberdi |
Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía |
Spain (SKAO future Member) |
Prof. Garrelt Mellema |
Stockholm University |
Sweden (SKAO Observer) |
Rules and Regulations
The Science and Engineering Committee must follow the SEAC Remit and Rules of Procedure: which explain the actions which the SEAC can take, and state the composition of the SEAC, rules relating to conduct and attendance, and how meetings work e.g. voting.