The SKA Observatory (SKAO) is pleased to announce the appointment of the new directors in Australia and South Africa. These positions are the most senior SKAO operations representatives in the telescope host countries.
Dr Sarah Pearce, currently Acting Chief Scientist of Australia’s national science agency CSIRO, will be the director of the SKAO’s low-frequency telescope in Australia.
Dr Lindsay Magnus, currently Head of Operations at the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO), will be the director of the SKAO’s mid-frequency telescope in South Africa.
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