Adjunct Associate Professor Penny van Oosterzee

James Cook University

Penny van Oosterzee is one of Australia’s leading science writers. She is an Adjunct Associate Professor at James Cook University. Her Ph.D focused on climate-change policies and their relationship to land-use prioritization, such as ecological restoration to increase forest-carbon storage and biodiversity. Penny is a multi-award-winning author, with two Eureka Science Awards, several Whitley Awards, and the John Mulvaney Award for archeology. She also has worked extensively in private enterprise, leading business ventures in tourism, ecosystem services, and environmental consulting. She has long-term experience with biodiversity issues, having been appointed as a Governor of WWF-Australia and a Board Member of the Federal Biodiversity Advisory Council in Australia.