astronomy

Sue Meek

Sue Meek is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Sue Meek rather than just read about it. In short: Susan Denise Meek is an Australian scientist. From 2008 to 2016, she was the Chief Executive of the Australian Academy of Science.

Key takeaways

Sue Meek belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Sue Meek to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Sue Meek from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Susan Denise Meek is an Australian scientist. From 2008 to 2016, she was the Chief Executive of the Australian Academy of Science.

Career Prior to her role at the Academy, Meek was Australia's inaugural Gene Technology Regulator from December 2001. This statutory appointment was established by the Australian Federal Government to administer the national regulatory system for the development and use of genetically modified organisms. Before this, Meek held senior State Government positions in South Australia and Western Australia where she was responsible for the development and implementation of policies on science and technology and public sector intellectual property management; the administration of grant programs to support innovation and develop research capabilities; and the formulation of strategies to support emerging R&D intensive, emerging industries such as aquaculture, biotechnology and renewable energy. In the industry sphere, Meek has principally been involved with environmental consultancies and the establishment of biologically-based business ventures.

Current board service Meek currently serves on the following boards and committees:

Agriculture and Food Systems Institute (Trustee). Bioplatforms Australia Ltd (Director). Centre for Personalised Immunology Advisory Board.

Awards Meek has received the following awards:

Honorary Professor, The Australian National University (2016) Appointed Officer of the Order of Australia (2014) James Cook University Outstanding Alumni (2010) Elected to Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (2005).

References

External links Honours to Academy Staff. Australia Day Honours 2014, ATSE. Dr Sue Meek on LinkedIn. James Cook University Alumni - Dr Sue Meek.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Sue Meek

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Sue Meek claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Sue Meek before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Sue Meek ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Sue Meek

In research: Sue Meek appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Sue Meek in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Sue Meek is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Alumni of the University of Southampton, Alumni of the University of Surrey, Australia Prize recipients, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Sue Meek outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Sue Meek in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Sue Meek means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Sue Meek out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Sue Meek in simple terms?

Susan Denise Meek is an Australian scientist. From 2008 to 2016, she was the Chief Executive of the Australian Academy of Science.

Why does Sue Meek matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Sue Meek?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Sue Meek.