Brett Biddington, AM

Brett Biddington, AM

The astrobiology community at UNSW and beyond was delighted to see PhD candidate Brett Biddington recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List, Brett having been made a Member of the Order of Australia.  Brett has worked tirelessly for years to publicise Australian space science and technology in both national and international forums.  His leadership across a range of space-related activities has assisted in presenting the involved communities as a relevant and an increasingly cohesive component of our academic and national infrastructures.  In particular, his work has emphasised the significant strategic implications of Australia's reliance upon space-sourced services and data.

As a serving RAAF officer, Brett had a long background in space engagement at the national level.  During recent years he formed and led a company engaged in research often related to space activities.  Consequently, he has been involved in supporting and developing all of the main space-related initiatives currently progressing across Australia.  We expect his doctoral dissertation to make yet another contribution to the development of a viable Australian space community.

All of us who know Brett consider his award to have been most appropriate and we join in offering our warm congratulations to him.