Penny Sackett
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Gender | Female |
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Age | 68 |
Date of birth | February 28,1956 |
Zodiac sign | Pisces |
Born | Lincoln |
Nebraska | |
United States | |
Discovered | OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb |
Residence | Australia |
Field | Astronomy |
Known for | work on a microlensing technique to hunt for extrasolar planets |
Education | University of Pittsburgh |
University of Nebraska Omaha | |
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ID | 1697290 |
Penny Sackett Life story
Penny Diane Sackett is an American-born Australian astronomer and former director of the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the Australian National University. Professor Sackett was the Chief Scientist of Australia from November 2008 until March 2011.