For analytical chemists, this so-called Orange Book is the principal reference for listing, revising and updating internationally accepted terminology.
Brynn Hibbert occupied the Chair of Analytical Chemistry at the University of New South Wales since arriving from England in 1987 until his retirement in 2013. His research interests are in metrology and statistics in chemistry, ionic liquids and electroanalytical chemistry, but he also acts as an expert opinion, investigates scientific fraud and presents science to the public. As a longtime member of IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry), he has helped name elements, revise the SI units and write the terminology of chemistry. More recently, he has become a go-to expert witness in matters of drugs (of abuse and sports). He is the Past President of the Royal Society of New South Wales and was made a member of the Order of Australia in 2018. He has published around 260 papers, 5 books and 3 patents.
