Introduction
The Australia Telescope Users Committee (ATUC) is a group of ten to fifteen scientists (the number varies from year to year) who represent the users of the Australia Telescope National Facility. This committee is appointed by the ATNF Steering Committee and meets twice a year, usually around April and October.
ATUC meetings are a forum for ATNF users to raise any problems they have experienced with the operation of the facilities and to suggest changes to their operation: this discussion provides feedback for the ATNF management. ATUC also discusses and recommends priorities for ATNF future development plans. If you have a matter you would like raised at an ATUC meeting, please contact one of the members, either in person or by email. Please note that while anonymous contributions will not be considered by the committee, names and email addresses will be kept confidential and individuals will not be identified in discussions between ATUC and ATNF, unless explicitly requested by the contributor.
ATUC also request agenda items and report back to users on their meetings via 4 emails to a general list per year, generally before and after each ATUC meeting.
ATUC have Terms of Reference to operate under. The Terms of Reference are supplemented by a description of individual responsibilities.
ATUC meetings generally occur in April and and October each year.
You can contact ATUC via the following: atnf-userscommittee[at]lists dot csiro dot au
Feedback, questions and suggestions can be submitted here, or members of ATUC can be directly contacted if preferred.
Next ATUC Meeting
The next ATUC meeting will be scheduled in April 2025 (exact dates to be determined).
- As usual, the meeting will commence with an Open Session consisting of updates and discussions on the various aspects of ATNF facilities. The agenda for the ATUC Open Session will be available ahead of the meeting.
- The ATUC code of conduct applies to all participants in ATUC meetings.
Current Members
| Name | Term | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Chair | ||
| A/Prof Stas Shabala (email: stanislav.shabala_at_utas.edu.au) | Oct 2023 – May 2026 | University of Tasmania |
| Executive Officer | ||
| Dr Vanessa Moss (email: vanessa.moss_at_csiro.au) | Oct 2022 – May 2025 | CSIRO |
| Members | ||
| Dr Craig Anderson (email: craig.anderson_at_anu.edu.au) | Oct 2022 – May 2025 | Australian National University |
| Dr Hayley Bignall (email: hayley.bignall_at_manlyastrophysics.org) | Oct 2022 – May 2025 | Manly Astrophysics |
| Dr Adelle Goodwin (email: adelle.goodwin_at_curtin.edu.au) | Oct 2022 – May 2025 | Curtin University |
| Dr Marcus Lower (email: marcus.lower_at_csiro.au) | Oct 2023 – May 2026 | CSIRO |
| Dr Yik Ki (Jackie) Ma (email: yikki.ma_at_anu.edu.au) | Oct 2022 – May 2025 | Australian National University |
| Prof. Gavin Rowell (email: gavin.rowell_at_adelaide.edu.au) | Oct 2023 – May 2026 | University of Adelaide |
| Dr Ivy Wong (email: ivy.wong_at_csiro.au) | Oct 2021 – May 2025 | CSIRO, University of Western Australia |
| Student Members | ||
| Ms Sanja Lazarevic (email: s.lazarevic_at_westernsydney.edu.au) | Oct 2024 – May 2025 | Western Sydney University |
| Mr Kovi Rose (email: kovi.rose_at_sydney.edu.au) | Oct 2024 – May 2025 | Univesity of Sydney |
The AT Steering Committee appoints new members to ATUC. New members usually start their first meeting in October and finish their three year term after the May ATUC meeting in their last year. Students are appointed for one year (two meetings). Terms shown above are inclusive of the member’s first and last meeting.
Documents
Presentations, reports and supporting documents from individual ATUC meetings may be found under the links to previous ATUC meetings on the right, e.g. ATUC Meeting 28-29 October 2024.
Other documents related to ATUC may be found in the ATUC document repository
ATNF Science meetings
ATUC regularly holds one-day meetings with a focus on scientific or technological development opportunities, as part of or along side the public meetings. The proceedings of those meetings are collected here.