The End of an Era

Tomorrow marks the last day of CSIRO Atmospheric Research. As of July 1, CAR and CSIRO Marine Research will be one UeberDivision, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research. Some consider this a good thing, or at least I hear such people exist, somewhere. The change likely has little direct meaning for the day-to-day lives of most (expecially plebes like me), but due to institutional solidarity and the fact that the fish people outnumber the sky people 4 to 1, the merger process has been looked upon with much skepticism by the rank and file.

Meanwhile, both divisions are undergoing external review this week, which seems a bit odd given that by the time the review is complete, the two divisions technically won't exist anymore. In any case, the review committee will be on site for the next couple of days.