Research on the magnetism and crystallography of materials that contain rare-earth elements. Nanocrystalline soft magnetic materials. Meteorites.

Neutron and x-ray diffraction, Mossbauer spectroscopy.

1975-8 B.Sc. (Hons), Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

1979-82 Ph.D., UNSW, Sydney, Australia

1983 Chercheur Associé, CNRS, Nancy, France

1984-7 Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

1987-9 National Research Fellow, CSIRO, Lindfield, NSW, Australia

1989-2007 Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor, Professor, School of Physics, UNSW, Sydney, Australia

2007-12 Senior ("Tier-1") Canada Research Chair, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada

2012-2020: Professor of Physics, School of Science (formerly PEMS), UNSW Canberra

2015-2019:  Deputy Head of School (Research), School of Science (formerly PEMS), UNSW Canberra

Nov. 2020 retired --- Emeritus Professor