Chief Scientist Off to the US on a "Scientific Mission. (April 23, 2010)

 Professor Penny Sackett has updated her blog with the following information:

I will be jetting off on my own scientific mission to the USA. While in America, I will be attending my last annual meeting of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy in Maryland. Having been a member representative and a Board member for 7 years, I decided to resign from the Association as the demands as the Chief Scientist grow ever more exciting and consuming.

From Maryland, I will visit the Hon Kim Beazley AC, Ambassador to the USA with the Australian Embassy. There I will be able to talk to Mr Beazley about my position as Chief Scientist, the role of my team, as well as having the opportunity to discuss current issues in science such as climate change, security and the science of learning.

From Washington DC, I’ll then be travelling coast to coast to meet with Professor Daniel Kammen, Professor in the Energy and Resources Group at the University of California, Berkeley. Professor Kammen has done fantastic work on renewable energy technologies and environmental resource management and I am excited to meet with him to discuss our global future in the face of climate change.

I hope to provide updates on facebook throughout my trip, if you haven’t signed up yet, have a look at www.facebook.com/chiefscientist

Otherwise, I will be sure to include information on the outcomes of my visits in my next blog, so stay tuned.