A lot of those people who started out in the 1970s have stayed in the field. The field has developed and Murdoch has become a national leader in renewable energy research. For Professor Jennings and many of his colleagues, taking that research to the community has been a logical process. I don't see any fundamental difference in the work I do at Murdoch from that which I do with community conservation groups. It's all part of a spectrum.
Community work is an outgrowth of scientific work.
Where I have scientific skills that are applicable to the community I've used them there. I think it's a great challenge for scientists to be able to explain what they're doing and the way scientists see things, and to be able to use that science for the benefit of the community. Among other positions, Professor Jennings is currently the Chair of the Murdoch University Energy Research Institute Board of Management and of the Program Managers Committee of the Australian Co-operative Research Centre for Renewable Energy. He is also the President of the Wetlands Conservation Society and Treasurer of the Conservation Council of Western Australia. All material may be used without permission but correct reference to persons quoted and Murdoch University is requested.