SKA Member Representatives
The participating countries listed under “About the SKA” are members and associate members of the SKA Organisation, which has its headquarters at the Jodrell Bank Observatory site near Manchester, United Kingdom.
The member countries of the SKA Organisation each nominate two representatives. The first nominated representative can vote on behalf of their organisation in member votes.
Member Representatives
Chair of the Members: Dr. Catherine Cesarsky
Nominated representative | Member organisation | Country |
Ms. Jane Urquhart (voting) Dr. Douglas Bock |
Department of Industry, Innovation & Science Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) |
Australia |
Dr. Luc Simard (voting)
Dr. Michael Rupen |
National Research Council (NRC) | Canada |
Mr. Linhao Chen (voting)
Dr. Yiqi Peng |
Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Science and Technology
Department of Basic Research, Ministry of Science and Technology |
China |
Dr. Michel Pérault | National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) | France |
Ms Catharina Sasse | Max Planck Society | Germany |
Mr. Arun Srivastava (voting)
Prof. Yashwant Gupta |
Department of Atomic Energy
National Centre for Radio Astrophysics |
India |
Prof. Nicolò D’Amico (voting)
Dr. Filippo Zerbi |
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF) |
Italy |
Prof. Stan Gielen (voting) | Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO) | Netherlands |
Dr. Peter Crabtree (voting) | Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment | New Zealand |
Dr. Phil Mjwara (voting)
Dr. Rob Adam |
Department Science and Technology
SKA Africa |
South Africa |
Prof Lars Börjesson (voting) Prof. John Conway |
Chalmers tekniska högskola AB Onsala Space Observatory |
Sweden |
Ms Inmaculada Figueroa Rojas | Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness | Spain |
Dr. David Rawlins (voting)
Prof. Mark Thomson |
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) |
UK |