Crew 291 Rob Hunt

Rob Hunt

Profile:

Rob is a translational scientist who is broadly skilled, educated and experienced in a range of fields and endeavours. With backgrounds in biology, astronomy, space science, scientific research, agriculture, land use, teaching, construction, food production, swimming teaching, SCUBA diving, and genealogy, he most enjoys the discovery of new, and dissemination of existing, knowledge. He conducts a small astronomy/space outreach business, travelling regional and urban Australia to deliver hands-on stargazing and rocketry events to schools, isolated communities and private groups.

For nearly three decades, Rob lived off-grid amongst 30m tall eucalypts in the highlands of SE Australia. He designed, drafted plans, and built an energy efficient adobe home with small hobby farm, fabricating and installing all facets of the project including utilities. He has decades of experience as a stay-at-home parent in this off-grid environment. As resource and logistics person, Rob has also travelled overland from Johannesburg to London.

Research:

Rob’s first expedition to MDRS will be as Crew 291 Astronomer and he’s looking forward to operating the Musk Observatory’s solar telescope to capture images of solar activity. He’ll also be assisting Dr Steve Hobbs with his lunar observations through various filters, and leveraging his broad skill set to support and assist other expeditioners in both their onsite research and the day-to-day management of MDRS life.