Contact details:
BENTLEY WA 6102 AUSTRALIA
Biography
Dr Sarah Pearce joined CASS as Deputy Chief in February 2011. Prior to this role, she was Project Manager for GridPP, the UK computing grid for particle physics. Sarah's previous experience includes time as a science advisor in the UK Parliament.
Sarah holds a PhD in X-ray astronomy from the University of Leicester and an undergraduate degree in Physics from the University of Oxford (Worcester College).
She is currently the Deputy Director of CASS. Sarah has particular responsibility for CSIRO's role in the Square Kilometre Array project, and manages CSIRO's partnership with the SKA Observatory. She has been Australian Science Director on the SKA Board, and part of the negotiating team for the SKA Treaty.
Sarah also leads CASS's Space Research Programme. This includes the CSIRO Centre for Earth Observation, which co-ordinates activity in EO across CSIRO and manages CSIRO's share of our new national facility, the NovaSAR satellite.
Current Roles
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Deputy Director
CASS -
Leader
CSIRO-SKA partnership -
Research Programme Leader
Space Programme
Academic Qualifications
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1997
PhD, Astronomy
University of Leicester -
1994
Graduate Summer Session
International Space University -
1993
BA (Hons) Physics
Oxford University
Professional Experiences
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2011-Present
Deputy Director
CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science -
June 2018-November 2018
Director, Strategy (secondment)
Australian Space Agency -
Oct 2012-March 2013
Acting Director
CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science -
2008-2011
Project Manager
GridPP (Queen Mary, University of London) -
2004-2008
Dissemination Officer
GridPP (Queen Mary, University of London) -
1999-2003
Physical Sciences and IT Adviser
UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology -
1997-1999
Fast Stream
UK Civil Service
Achievements and Awards
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2020-2020
NSW Business Woman of the Year
Telstra Business Women Awards -
2019-2019
Collaboration Award
CSIRO Digital, National Facilities and Collections -
2017-2017
Inclusion, Trust and Respect Award (joint recipient)
CSIRO Digital, National Facilities and Collections -
2014-2014
Chairman's Medal (joint recipient)
CSIRO -
1993-1993
Worcester College Society Science Prize
Worcester College, Oxford University
Community and Corporate Citizenship
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2017-2019
SKA Science Data Processor Consortium Board
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2019-Present
SKA Council Preparatory Task Force
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2016-2017
SKA Cost Update Subcommittee
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2015-2017
Director, SKA Board
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2015-2017
Chair, Working Group on Operations and Access, SKA Convention
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2015-2016
SKA Data Flow Advisory Panel
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2015-Present
CSIRO Science Council
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2015
SOC, OzSKA 2015
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2015
SOC, Women in Astronomy Australian annual meeting 2015
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2014-2016
Women in Astronomy Steering Committee, Astronomical Society of Australia
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2014-2015
Astronomy Decadal Plan Working Group (International Facilities)
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2014-Present
CASS Diversity Committee
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2013-Present
Australian and New Zealand SKA Co-ordination Committee
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2013-2019
SKA Signal and Data Transport Consortium Board
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2013-2018
SKA Dish Consortium Board
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2012-2013
CSIRO eResearch Advisory Committee