CRAF is an Expert Committee hosted by the European Science Foundation (ESF). It represents the interests of research institutes and observatories, which are active in Radio Astronomy. Its Member Institutes (MI) are based in Europe and South Africa, or are international organizations themselves. Each MI commits to the work of CRAF by funding its budget and/or providing substantial in-kind contributions by providing work force via their CRAF Delegates.
European Science Foundation (ESF) liaison officer: N. Walter
CRAF Frequency Manager: W. Madkour – Joint Institute for VLBI ERIC (JIVE) – The Netherlands
CRAF Member Institutes and their CRAF Delegates:
| Institution | Country | Representative(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Austrian Academy of Sciences | Austria | Vacant |
| Belgian Science Policy Office (BELSPO) | Belgium | C. Marqué (Observatoire Royal de Belgique) |
| Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences | Czech Rep. | K. Jiricka |
| Academy of Finland | Finland | D. McKay |
| CNRS-INSU (Nançay Radioastronomy Facility & Paris Observatory) | France | I. Thomas |
| Max-Planck Institut für Radioastronomie (MPIfR) | Germany | B. Winkel (CRAF Chair), G. Józsa |
| Hungarian Academy of Sciences | Hungary | L. V. Tóth |
| School of Physics, Trinity College, University of Dublin | Ireland | P. J. McCauley (CRAF Secretary) |
| Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF) | Italy | P. Bolli (CRAF Vice Chair / Treasurer), F. Giovanardi, V. Tornatore (Politecnico di Milano) |
| Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Center (VIRAC) | Latvia | V. Bezrukovs |
| Netherlands Foundation of Scientific Research Institutes (NWO) / Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON) | The Netherlands | R. Witvers, E. v. d. Wateren |
| Kartverket Geodetisk Observatorie, Ny-Ålesund | Norway | L. Morten Tangen |
| Astronomical Observatory, Jagiellonian University | Poland | M. Soida |
| South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) | South Africa | B. Sethole, A. Tiplady |
| Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), Subdirección General de Astronomia | Spain | M. Bautista, J. A. Lopez-Perez |
| Onsala Space Observatory, Chalmers | Sweden | M. Lindqvist |
| Swiss Commission for Astronomy (SCFA) of the Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT) | Switzerland | A. Murk, S. Wampfler |
| Department of Astronomy and Space Sciences, Erciyes University | Turkey | Vacant |
| Institute of Radio Astronomy of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine | Ukraine | S. Yerin |
| Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), represented by Manchester University & Cambridge University | United Kingdom | P. Thomasson |
| Institut de Radio Astronomie Millimétrique (IRAM) | International | V. Piétu (France) |
| International VLBI Service for Geodesy and Astrometry (IVS) | International | H. Hase (Germany) |
CRAF Observers:
Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) – International – F. Di Vruno (UK), H. Qiu (UK), B. Sorokin (UK)
European Southern Observatory (ESO) – International – Vacant
European Space Agency (ESA) – International – Katharina Andersen (Germany)
CRAF is very grateful to all Member Institutes for their in-kind contributions. In addition, the following MIs support the CRAF Budget:
Full share (100%):
- ASTRON (Netherlands)
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (France)
- Onsala Space Observatory (Sweden)
- Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (Italy)
- Max-Planck Institute for Radioastronomy (Germany)
- Science and Technology Facilities Council (Great Britain)
- Instituto Geografico Nacional – El Observatorio A. (Spain)
Reduced share (50%):
- Kartverket Geodetic Observatory (Norway)
Reduced share (15%):
- Hartebeesthoeok Radio Astronomy (South Africa)
Reduced share (10%):
- Swiss Commission for Astronomy of Swiss Academy of Sciences (Switzerland)
- Royal Observatory of Belgium (Belgium)
- Suomen Akatemia/ Finlands Akademi (Finland)