John Richards has been active in remote sensing teaching and research for the past 40 years, mainly in image analysis and imaging radar. He is the author of four books, all published by Springer.  He is an electrical engineering graduate from the University of New South Wales, Australia, and a life Fellow of the IEEE.   He was the foundation director of the Centre for Remote Sensing at the University of New South Wales in the 1980s and has had a career that has taken him through teaching and research in remote sensing and engineering.  He has also served in senior academic administration including as dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science and vice-president of the Australian National University.  He is an emeritus professor of both the Australian National University and the University of New South Wales.