The Australia Telescope Steering Committee (ATSC) provides advice to the ATNF Director on the scientific and technical operations of the ATNF. Committee members are appointed by the CSIRO Board.

The Committee assists the Board to fulfil its governance responsibilities through the provision high level advice on the ongoing delivery of radio astronomy capabilities for the nation according to the ATSC Charter.

The ATSC includes three Australian astronomers, three overseas experts and two representatives from the broader community. In addition, there are three ex-officio members.

Membership of the ATSC as at March 2017 is listed below.

Chair

Vacant

Members

Ex-officio

Dr David Williams, Executive Director, CSIRO Digital, National Facilities and Collections

Mr Brendan Dalton, Chief Information Officer, CSIRO

Prof Andrew Hopkins, Australian Astronomical Observatory

Australian Astronomical Community

Vacant

Prof Matthew Bailes, Swinburne University of Technology

Dr Cathryn Trott, Curtin University

International Astronomical Community

Prof Xiang-Ping Wu, National Astronomical Observatories of China, China

Prof Grazia Umana, INAF Catania Astrophysical Observatory , Italy

Prof John Carlstrom, University of Chicago, USA

Australian Stakeholder Community

Prof Robyn Owens, University of Western Australia

Dr David Skellern, CMCRC Ltd.