Ian is coordinator for the Australian Skeptics’ $100,000 challenge. He is qualified in physics, electrical engineering, and aerospace engineering. As a lecturer at University of NSW, he created a subject “space vehicle design”, followed by satellite communications at UTS Sydney and the International Space University. He has worked closely with the Russians on a launch project, weapons and rocket tests at Woomera, and consulted on aircraft safety. In his retirement, Ian is involved in the Humanist Society of NSW, and the Secular Party of Australia. He has taught Ethics in NSW primary schools for 14 years, and presents Rocket Science lectures for the gifted OC classes at primary school level.