Professor Peta Ashworth

Developing, leading and managing large interdisciplinary teams of technical and socio-economic dimensions
Social Science
Sustainable Energy Future

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A), Deans Honour Roll for outstanding achievement, University of Queensland, 2003
Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.), Queensland University of Technology, 2001
Diploma of Teaching (Dip. Teach), WA College of Advanced Education, 1985

March 2016: Professor and Chair in Sustainable Energy Futures, University of Queensland
October 2015 - March 2016: Casual Academic/Research, School of Engineering, University of Queensland
2014: Director, Ash Research Pty Ltd, West End, Queensland
2009 - 2014: Research Group Leader, Science into Society Group, Earth Science and Resource Engineering Division, CSIRO
2006 - 2014: Stream and Project Leader, Energy Transformed Flagship, CSIRO
2005 - 2009: Research Team Leader, Social Research Team, Exploration and Mining Division, CSIRO
2003 - 2005: Business Manager/Consultant, Communication Partners, Centre for Social Research in Communication, University of Queensland

Over 180 publications in books, consultancy reports, refereed scientific literature

Current:

Chair, Socio-economic sub group, Independent Advisory Panel, Radioactive Waste Management Facility, Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
Chair, International Energy Agency Greenhouse Gas R & D Social Research Network – comprises social scientists from over 50 international research institutions
Member, Queensland Productivity Commission, Inquiry into Electricity Prices in Queensland
Member, Advisory Board UK-China (Guangdong) CCUS Centre
Member, Technical Programme Committee (TPC) 13th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies (GHGT-13), Lausanne, Switzerland 14-18 November 2016

Numerous previous including:

Vice President, Council of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS), 2010 - 2014
Expert advisor, ARENA’s review of Geothermal Energy 2013
Expert advisor, ACOLA’s Securing Australia’s Future, Project Six, Engineering energy: unconventional gas production 2013
Program Committee, Low Rank Coal Initiative, Energy and Earth Resources Victoria (2012, 2014)
Many International Committees