Penny Sackett

Penny Sackett
Born (1956-02-28) 28 February 1956 (age 68)
Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
NationalityAmerican, Australian
Alma materUniversity of Pittsburgh
Known forwork on a microlensing technique to hunt for extrasolar planets
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy
InstitutionsAustralian National University

Penny Diane Sackett (born 28 February 1956)[1] is an American-born Australian[2] astronomer and former director of the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics (RSAA) at the Australian National University (ANU). Professor Sackett was the Chief Scientist of Australia from November 2008 until March 2011.[3]

  1. ^ Sackett, Penny D. (22 August 2003). "Strategic Investment in Australian Research Infrastructure. A Submission to: The National Research Infrastructure Taskforce Department of Education, Science and Training" (PDF). Australian National University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2006. Retrieved 30 September 2008. 19 pages.
  2. ^ Millar, Lisa (30 September 2008). "Australia has new chief scientist". The World Today. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 30 September 2008. The US born Australian citizen ..
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference anu was invoked but never defined (see the help page).