Thomas J. Hatton, 1981 Natural Resources and 1983 Natural Resources M.S., was recently elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering. Hatton emigrated to Australia after earning his Ph.D. from Utah State University in 1986. He retired in 2014 after a 25-year career in environmental research and natural resource management. For his contributions to water resource science and management, he was awarded the Australian Public Service Medal in 2008. He now serves as Chairman of the Western Australia Environmental Protection Authority, and holds an Adjunct Professorship at the University of Western Australia where he is a member of their Oceans Institute Advisory Board and the Board of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy.