Francis Bennet

Dr. Francis Bennet is an Associate Professor and Optical Physicist at ANU's Advanced Instrumentation Technology Centre within the Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics. His research focuses on adaptive optics systems for space situational awareness and optical communications.

Education:

• PhD, Australian National University (2011)

He leads projects in satellite tracking, laser communications, and turbulence profiling. Bennet developed the ANU Optical Ground Station for space-to-ground communications and quantum key distribution experiments. He currently supervises graduate students Cameron Jones and Jackie Scholes.

Projects:

• A Deep-Space and Lunar Optical Communication System
• Adaptive Optics for Laser Communication