[ASA] Fw: IAU Early Career Astronomer (ECA) Online Discourse Series #24 with Prof. Naomi McClure-Griffiths

Tue Oct 21 22:33:40 AEDT 2025

Dear all,

See the details of the talk on Thursday by Prof. Naomi McClure-Griffiths below.

Best,
Amit

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Dr Amit Seta (he/him)
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Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics
Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country
Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia

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Junior Members

Dear all,

As the last part of our October IAU Discourse Series, we will have the pleasure of hosting Prof. Naomi McClure-Griffiths, who will speak about the SKA collaboration for early career scientists. We hope many of you curious about this topic and the big collaboration around SKA will participate in this event. You can find the connection details below and on the QR code on the event's poster.

Title: SKA: a global telescope & the role of ECAs

Time: October 23, 2025 06:00 UTC

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Meeting ID: 823 4937 4949

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Title: SKA: a global telescope & the role of ECAs

Speaker: Prof. Naomi McClure-Griffiths

Abstract: The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is one of the world’s most ambitious scientific projects: a global radio telescope spanning two continents, designed to advance our understanding of the Universe, from the formation of the first stars and galaxies to the nature of gravity and magnetic fields, and the search for life. With construction now underway in Australia and South Africa, the SKA is also redefining how international science is organised, drawing on the expertise of thousands of scientists and engineers worldwide. This talk will provide an overview of the SKA, highlight its key science goals, and discuss how Early Career Astronomers (ECAs) can engage with and contribute to the future of this global observatory.

Bio: Prof. Naomi McClure-Griffiths is a radio astronomer, a professor at the Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Australian National University in Canberra, and the first chief scientist of the SKA observatory. She completed a bachelor's degree in physics with honours from Oberlin College and then earned a PhD in astrophysics from the University of Minnesota. She then moved to Australia to join CSIRO's Australia Telescope National Facility and then moved to ANU. Very recently, she was appointed as the chief scientist of SKAO, where she is leading the observatory's science strategy to maximise overall scientific return. Her research explores how atomic hydrogen gas, magnetic fields, and feedback from stars shape the structure and evolution of the Milky Way and nearby galaxies. She led the discovery of a previously unknown spiral arm of the Milky Way and has played leading roles in large-scale surveys with the Australian SKA Pathfinder (GASKAP and POSSUM). She also has ample experience in supervising and nurturing young talent with more than 50 PhDs, master's, and postdoctoral researchers. She has received various awards and honours, including the Malcolm McIntosh Prize in 2006, the Pawsey Medal in 2015, Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 2022, and the Astronomical Society of Australia’s Ellery Lectureship for Outstanding Contributions to Astronomy in 2025.

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On behalf of the Organizing Committee of the IAU EC Working Group of Junior Members:

Dr. Susmita Das & Dr. Fatemeh Zahra Majidi (co-Chairs) - 2024-2027

Dr. Giulia De Somma (Secretary)

Emmanuel Bempong-Manful, Reetika Joshi, Jaroslav Merc, Youssef Moulane, Eduardo Penteado, Giovanni Sabatini, Amit Seta

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