Brad is Professor of Physics at the University of Southern Queensland, and Director of its Centre for Astrophysics in the Institute for Advanced Engineering and Space Sciences. His research interests include stellar astronomy and planetary systems as well as astronomical and space instrumentation.
For his Fulbright Future Scholarship, Brad will work with researchers at the NASA Exoplanet Science Institute and the University of Louisville on using stellar activity surveys to advance understanding of the activity extremes of our local star, the Sun. In addition, Brad will collaborate with researchers at the University of Colorado on designing novel compact lightweight instrumentation for future space telescopes, and work with scientists at the University of California Berkeley on the translation of astronomical research techniques into improved space-based remote sensing for early panoramic detection of wildfires and bushfires.