Penny Sackett

Quick Facts

Full Name	Penny Sackett
Occupation	Astronomer
Date Of Birth	Feb 28, 1956(1956-02-28)
Age	68
Birthplace	Lincoln
Country	United States
Birth City	Nebraska
Horoscope	Aquarius

Penny Sackett Biography

Penny Sackett is one of the most popular and richest Astronomer who was born on February 28, 1956 in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. Penny Diane Sackett (born 28 February 1956) is an American Australian Astronomer and director of the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics (RSAA) at the Australian National University (ANU). The Professor Sackett is the Head Scientist for Australia between November 2008 and March 2011.

As of September 8, 2008, Sackett became the chief scientist of Australia and was appointed Chief Scientist of Australia on November 8, 2008. In announcing their appointment to the position, Minister of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research Senator Kim Carr said Sackett is “an accomplished cross- disciplinary scientist with a record of academic excellence on three continents … highly respected in the national and international communities of science and technology, both for her research and her proven experience in research management.” When she began her new job at the Office of the Chief Scientist and remained as in the role of adjunct faculty at ANU and continued to supervise students in research. Sackett is the only Chief Scientist to be full-time after the position was reduced to a part-time job in 1996. On February 18, 2011 in a letter to colleagues in the field, Sackett announced her intending to step down from the position of Chief Scientist. She explained her decision based on personal and professional reasons.

Born in Lincoln, Nebraska—the daughter of an accountant and a business machine technician— Sackett spent her childhood in Omaha. She was interested in science from a very young age, and her original inclination was towards biology and medicine. While initially unenthusiastic about physics, Sackett developed a passion for the discipline through being mentored by her high school physics teacher.

In 2002 onwards, Sackett became the Director of the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics (a part of ANU) for five years, before stepping down to concentrate on mentorship and research. In her position as director Sackett is responsible for administration of Mount Stromlo Observatory in Canberra as well as Siding Spring Observatory in Coonabarabran, New South Wales. Director of the Mount Stromlo observatory, she was in charge of its reconstruction following the 2003 Canberra bushfires. The work of reconstruction was difficult due to disputes with insurers, and was further complicated by the historic status of the observatory, which required an approval from the Australian Heritage Commission to approve every work.

Penny Sackett Net Worth

Penny Sackett is one of the richest Astronomer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Penny Sackett 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Her undergraduate studies were at the University of Nebraska at Omaha where she received her summa cum loupe in 1978. The year 1984 was the time she finished her Ph.D. in theoretical physics at the University of Pittsburgh. Her dissertation title was Scale Parameters for Finite Temperature Acts of Lattice Gauge Theory Coupled to Fermions.

Sackett She is an Elected International Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and a board member of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy. She is an affiliate of the Astronomical Society of Australia, the American Astronomical Society, the International Astronomical Union and the Association for Women in Science. She is on the executive board for the Giant Magellan Telescope project. The year 1995 was the time that Sackett as well as Kailash Sahu created The Probing Lensing Anomalies Network (PLANET) collaboration. Sackett is among seven women selected to be selected by the Office of the Status of Women to serve as an ambassador in promoting science education to secondary school students.

While a physicist by training and an astronomer by profession, Sackett considers herself an educator by inclination and is certified to teach science at primary and secondary school levels. Her research interests include extrasolar planets—Sackett was an innovative user of gravitational microlensing to search for extrasolar planets—dark matter and galactic structure. In 2006, Sackett was one of a team of 73 astronomers from 31 institutions in 12 countries that discovered OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb, a small, cool planet orbiting a star in the inner Milky Way.

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Facts & Trivia

Penny Ranked on the list of most popular Astronomer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Penny Sackett celebrates birthday on February 28 of every year.

Where does Penny Sackett work?

Professor Penny D Sackett is a physicist, astronomer and former Chief Scientist for Australia. Trained in the United States, she has held positions at the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study, Kapteyn Astronomical Institute in the Netherlands, and the Australian National University (ANU).

Was Penny Sackett appointed Chief Scientist of Australia?

In September 2008, Sackett was appointed the Chief Scientist of Australia ; taking over duties in November 2008.

Did Penny Sackett served on the board of directors of the Giant Magellan

project?

She also served on the board of directors for the Giant Magellan Telescope , a project to build an optical telescope many times more powerful than any currently in existence.

Where was Penny Sackett born?

Lincoln, NE

What did Penny Sackett discover?

OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb