Glen has a BSc (Honours), PhD in Physics and a Dip. Ed. from Monash University. His research involves the application of hyperfine interaction techniques (in particular ⁵⁷Fe-, ¹⁶⁹Tm- and  ¹⁶¹Dy-Mössbauer spectroscopies) to probe electronic and magnetic interactions at the atomic level.

Recent research interests include:-

• The nature of crystal field and magnetic interactions in rare earth compounds and intermetallics that exhibit interesting bulk behaviour
• Magnetic properties of rare earth perovskite-related materials
• Minerals and mineral refining processes
• Radar absorbing materials and biomagnetic materials