Robert Ellis has a BSc (Hons) from Sydney University and has completed postgraduate qualifications at three Australian universities. Robert served for seven years as a Flight Lieutenant with a Permanent Commission in the RAAF and he taught aircrew at the Central Flying School and the School of Air Navigation, including the first weapons systems course in Australia. He was a project manager in Technical and Further Education for 25 years and he has published internationally in the US. Robert is a scientist and storm expert who has been referred to in recent years as a storm chaser in a weekend magazine of News Ltd.