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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Corporate Body created 2025-07-01 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-05-20 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007753b.htm corporateBody Astronomy Australia Limited AACR2 AAL 2007 Start Place North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia Astronomy or Space Science Professional Association Astronomy Australia Limited (AAL) is a not-for-profit company, the members of which are Australian universities and research organisations with considerable research capacity in astronomy. By working with Australian observatories, astronomers in Australian universities and the Australian Government, it aims to advance the goals outlined in Australia in the era of global astronomy: the decadal plan for Australian astronomy 2016-2025 (2015) (and succeeding plans). Its mission is to facilitate access for Australian-based astronomers to the best infrastructure, encourage sharing of astronomical technical capacities to maximise their value, and inspire Australians with the nation's astronomical achievements. Astronomy Australia manages funding for a number of national schemes, enabling the construction, instrumentation development, upgrades, maintenance and operations of astronomy facilities and projects. It also represents Australian interests in international projects and partnerships; such as the European Southern Observatory, the Giant Magellan Telescope (Chile), and the Cherenkov Telescope Array (India). The University of Sydney (1850 - ) Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Commonwealth of Australia (1949 - ) Curtin University (1987 - ) Macquarie University (1964 - ) Monash University (1958 - ) Queensland University of Technology (QUT) (1989 - ) Swinburne University of Technology (1992 - ) The University of Adelaide (1874 - 2026) The University of Melbourne (1853 - ) The University of New South Wales (1958 - ) Australian National University (1946 - ) University of Southern Queensland (1992 - ) The University of Tasmania (1890 - ) University of Western Sydney (1989 - ) The University of Western Australia (1911 - ) The University of Queensland (1910 - ) National Committee for Astronomy [II], Australian Academy of Science (1954 - ) Green, Anne Josephine

Deputy Chair and Director 2010 - 2015; Chair 2016

 McClure-Griffiths, Naomi Melissa (1975 - )

Chair and Director November 2016 - 2022

 Glazebrook, Karl (1965 - )

Deputy Chair and Director November 2016 - 2022

 Webster, Rachel (1951 - )

Director November 2015 - 2021

 Schmidt, Brian Paul (1967 - )

Director November 2022 - 2025

 Bland-Hawthorn, Jonathan (Joss) (1959 - )

Director November 2024 - 2027

 'Astronomy Australia Limited', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Astronomy Australia Limited Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: Australia in the era of global astronomy: the decadal plan for Australian astronomy 2016 - 2025 National Committee for Astronomy Australia in the era of global astronomy: the decadal plan for Australian astronomy 2016 - 2025 Canberra Australian Academy of Science 2015