Friday 20 June, 2.00 - 3.30pm
CSIRO Auditorium
Jeff Payne
Deputy Director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administraion
(NOAA) Coastal Services Center
Local Scientist Chosen for Australian Science Delegation
Jeff Payne, Ph.D., deputy director of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Services Center located
on the former naval complex, has been selected by the Australian government
to be part of a delegation that will advise Australian officials on
the integration of science and government.
Like the other four individuals chosen, who include
other top U.S. scientists, Dr. Payne is a former American Association
for the Advancement of Science fellow who has had experience working
at the interface of science and government on topics that are relevant
to Australia, such as water quality, climate change, and coastal sustainability.
In his current position at the Center, Payne oversees the organization's
efforts to support the environmental, social, and economic well being
of the coast.
Payne and the rest of the delegation will travel to
Australia June 13 to 21, 2003, to meet with members and officials
of the Australian Parliament and with government and academic scientists
to discuss the value of bringing good science to governmental decision
making and establishing a parliamentary policy fellowship program.
Payne is "extremely honored" to be chosen
for such a task and looks forward to representing U.S. science in
such an advisory capacity.
The NOAA Coastal Services Center works with various
branches of NOAA and other federal agencies to bring information,
services, and technology to the nation's coastal resource managers.
The Center is a partner in over 100 ongoing projects geared to resolve
site-specific coastal issues. To learn more about the Center, please
visit www.csc.noaa.gov