Advisory Board

The Centre’s Advisory Board assists the Centre Director by contributing to the development of strategies and vision for the future and by serving as a vehicle for creating better linkages between academia, industry, and government.

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Sue Barrell

Sue retired from her role as Chief Scientist at the Bureau of Meteorology in 2018, the culmination of a long Bureau career spanning forecasting, research, science/climate/data policy and leadership roles in IT, observations, engineering and science.

Aidan Byrne

Professor Aidan Byrne (Advisory Board Chair) commenced as the Provost and Senior Vice-President of The University of Queensland in 2016.

Campbell Olsen

Campbell Olsen has had a long career in Private Equity and operational management in the mining industry and has deep experience in international private equity practice and process.

Sarah Pearce

Sarah Pearce joined SKAO in July 2021 as Director of thei SKA-Low Telescope. There she leads a growing team in Australia preparing for deployment, commissioning, and operations of the world's largest low frequency telescope, to be built at CSIRO’s Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory in Western Australia.

Len Sciacca

Professor Sciacca has extensive experience in government, industry and research sectors. Throughout his career he has been forming collaborations and partnerships in scientific and engineering environments leading to outcomes with impact.

Robyn Williams

Robyn Williams is a science journalist and presenter of Radio National's Ockham's Razor and The Science Show, one of the longest running programs on Australian radio.

Justin Zobel

Professor Justin Zobel is the University of Melbourne’s Pro-Vice Chancellor (Graduate & International Research), with oversight of the University's PhD studies and international research relationships.