Lucy Potts
Communicator

Lucy Potts is a communication officer with CSIRO and she'll join leg two of the Wealth from Oceans Flagship voyage on Australia's National Marine Facility, the Southern Surveyor. Lucy joined CSIRO in early 2002 and her main focus is to help scientists tell the stories behind their work.

"This is my first scientific expedition and I feel very lucky. I'm looking forward to helping communicate this voyage and two weeks without sighting land sounds wonderful, too. I grew up on the west coast of Canada and spent a lot of time in canoes and rowboats and on ferries, sailboats and speedboats. I never imagined I'd spend two weeks on the Indian Ocean in a vessel kitted for serious science."

Lucy has lived in the Canberra area for five years and prior to that spent five years in Sydney. She will spend her 10th anniversary of living in Australia aboard the Southern Surveyor.

"Since I joined CSIRO I've rekindled my fascination for science. I always enjoyed it at school and university but somehow it never occurred to me anyone did it for a living. The scientists I meet through CSIRO, both our people and our many collaborators, are all so passionate about their work. They know it makes a difference and for me it's an honour to help in any way."

From 4 to 17 August, Lucy will work aboard the Southern Surveyor taking photos, interviewing scientists, filming and facilitating interviews with radio journalists. She will email stories and images back to CSIRO communicators on a daily basis and help capture the seafaring science aboard Australia's Marine National Facility.

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Updated: 29/03/07