Astronomy Australia Limited Explained

Astronomy Australia Limited (AAL) is an independent not-for-profit company whose members are all Australian universities and research organisations with a significant astronomy research capability.

Since its incorporation in 2007, AAL has coordinated the Australian astronomy response to, and managed the funding for, a number of national schemes and projects, including the Australian Government's investments in astronomy infrastructure through the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). AAL-administered funding has enabled construction, instrumentation development, upgrades, maintenance and operations of astronomy facilities and projects. AAL also represents Australia's interests in a number of major international projects and partnerships while also managing the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT) Consortium.

The Chair of the AAL Board of Directors is Professor Rachel Webster AO FAA, who was recently appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the 2020 Australia Day Honours List.

Projects

Facilities and projects associated with AAL:^[1]

• European Southern Observatory
• Giant Magellan Telescope
• Australian Astronomical Optics
• Anglo-Australian Telescope
• Optical Data Centre
• Australia SKA Regional Centre
• Gravitational Wave Data Centre
• ADACS / HPC
• Square Kilometre Array
• Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP)
• Murchison Widefield Array
• Cherenkov Telescope Array
• Vera C. Rubin Observatory (previously LSST)
• eROSITA

Membership

The current Members are ^[2]

• Australian National University,
• Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation,
• Curtin University,
• Macquarie University,
• Monash University,
• Swinburne University of Technology,
• University of Adelaide,
• University of Melbourne,
• University of New South Wales,
• University of Queensland,
• University of Southern Queensland,
• University of Sydney,
• University of Tasmania,
• University of Western Australia,
• Western Sydney University.

See also

• List of astronomical societies
• List of telescopes of Australia

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Astronomy Australia Limited - Projects. astronomyaustralia.org.au. 2015-04-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20150403042443/http://astronomyaustralia.org.au/projects/subprojects. 2015-04-03. dead.
2. Web site: Astronomy Australia Limited - Members. astronomyaustralia.org.au.