How science will save the world
Davos 2016: : In the short term, science helps make our lives better; but in the long term, it will be crucial to our continued affluent survival.
1989, undergraduate degrees in Astronomy and Physics, University of Arizona; 1992, Master's and 1993, PhD in Astronomy, Harvard University. Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, Vice-Chancellor (2016-23), Australian National University. Fellow: Australian Academy of Science; United States Academy of Science; Royal Society. Companion of the Order of Australia. In 1998, the High-Z Supernova Search team made the startling discovery that the expansion rate of the Universe is accelerating; recipient, 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics for this discovery. Vigneron and Winemaker of Maipenrai Vineyard and Winery