Person
Hibbert, David Brynn (Brynn) (1951 - )
AM FRSN FRACI FRSC
- Born
- 1951
Yorkshire, United Kingdom - Occupation
- Analytical chemist and University Administrator
- Website
- https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9210-2941
Summary
Brynn Hibbert is an analytical chemist noted for his contributions in metrology, statistics in chemistry, and electrochemistry. Other interests include forensic chemistry, surface physics, chaos theory, gas censors, and drug detection. His expert opinion is sought in matters of drug abuse, drugs in sport, and scientific fraud. Among his more than 300 publications are the books Data analysis for chemistry (2005, with Justin Gooding), and Quality assurance for the analytical chemistry laboratory (2007). Hibbert was Professor of Analytical Chemistry at the University of New South Wales from 1987 to 2013, for much of that time serving as Head of his School and Chair of the Faculty of Science. A prominent member of local scientific organisations, he held executive office with the Royal Society of New South Wales and the Analytical Chemistry Division of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute. He also took a leading role with the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), for which he helped to name elements, revise the International System (SI) of units, and produce a new edition of the IUPAC's 'Orange Book', the Compendium of terminology in analytical chemistry.
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Chronology
- 1972
- Education - BSc (hons), King's College, University of London
- 1975
- Education - PhD, King's College, University of London
- 1987 -
- Award - Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 1987
- Life event - Migrated to Australia
- 1987 - 1993
- Career position - Head, Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of New South Wales
- 1987 - 2013
- Career position - Professor of Analytical Chemistry, University of New South Wales
- 1988 - 1992
- Career position - Chair, Faculty of Science, University of New South Wales
- 1993 - 1996
- Career position - Head, School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales
- 1994 - 2002
- Career position - Member, National Standards Commission, Commonwealth of Australia
- 1995 - 2009
- Career position - Associate Editor, Chemometrics and intelligent laboratory systems
- 1996 - 1999
- Career position - Head, Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of New South Wales
- 1999
- Award - RACI Analytical Chemistry Division Medal
- 1999 - 2021
- Career position - Chair, Analytical Chemistry Division, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 2000 - 2013
- Career position - Member, Reference Materials Advisory Committee, National Association of Testing Authorities
- 2001 - 2021
- Career position - Member, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)
- 2005 - 2015
- Career position - Australian Delegate, General Assembly, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)
- 2006
- Career position - Australian Lectureship, Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom
- 2008
- Award - Archibald D. Ollé Prize for Quality assurance in the analytical chemistry laboratory (2007), New South Wales Branch, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- 2008 - 2010
- Career position - Deputy President, Academic Board, University of New South Wales
- 2009 -
- Career position - Member of Council, Australian Academy of Forensic Sciences
- 2010 -
- Career position - Member of the Editorial Board, Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales
- 2011 - 2016
- Career position - Vice-President, Royal Society of New South Wales
- 2013
- Life event - Retired
- 2014
- Award - Mellor Medal and Lectureship, University of New South Wales
- 2014 - 2015
- Career position - President, Analytical Division, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)
- 2016 - 2018
- Career position - President, Royal Society of New South Wales
- 2018
- Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for ignificant service to science in the discipline of chemistry, to professional societies, and to sport through illicit drug profiling
- 2019
- Award - Royal Society of New South Wales Medal
- 2020 -
- Career position - Honorary Dean of Emeriti, University of New South Wales
- 2021 -
- Award - Emeritus Fellow, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)
- 2023
- Award - Leighton Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute, in recognition of eminent services to chemistry in Australia in the broadest sense
- 2025
- Award - Archibald D. Ollé Prize for Compendium of terminology in analytical chemistry (4th ed. 2023), New South Wales Branch, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
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Published resources
Books
- Hibbert, D. B. and Gooding, J. Justin, Data analysis for chemistry: an introductory guide for students and laboratory scientists (New York: Oxford University Press, 2005), 192 pp. Details
- Hibbert, D. Brynn, Quality assurance for the analytical chemistry laboratory (New York: Oxford University Press, 2007), 320 pp. Details
Edited Books
- Hibbert, Brynn ed., Compendium of terminology in analytical chemistry (London: IUPAC, 2023), 666 pp, https://doi.org/10.1039/97817888012881. Details
Journal Articles
- Hibbert, D. Brynn and Bell, Graham, 'A brief history of the Australian electronic nose', Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, 158 (1) (2025), 16-31, https://www.royalsoc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/158-1-03HibbertBell.pdf. Details
- Sammut, Dave and Craig, Chantelle, 'the life of Brynn', Chemistry in Australia (2019), 20-3, https://search.informit.org/doi/epdf/10.3316/informit.188086916696857. Details
Resources
- Royal Society of NSW Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales, Sydney, 2026. https://www.royalsoc.org.au/awards/internal-awards/royal-society-of-nsw-medal/. Details
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Created: 23 January 2026