Dr John Hartnett

John received both his B.Sc. (hons) and his Ph.D. with distinction from the Department of Physics at the University of Western Australia (UWA). He is currently an Associate Professor with the Frequency Standards and Metrology research group. John's work involves the European Space Agency's atomic clock ensemble in space. His research interests include the development of ultra-stable cryogenically cooled microwave oscillators based on a sapphire crystal, ultra low-noise radar, tests of fundamental theories of physics such as Special and General Relativity and measurement of drift in fundamental constants and their cosmological implications. John has a keen interest in cosmology and how it applies to the creationist world-view. He is developing new theories in physics that have established that there is no need to assume the existence of dark matter in the universe. He has published more than 120 papers in scientific journals and holds 2 patents.

John is an effective communicator on the relevance of creation and the Bible and has developed cosmological models to explain the creation of 'the heavens' during creation week. These models also seek to explain the question of how we can see distant starlight from sources that are millions of light-years away, in a young universe, which the Bible infers is only 6,000 years old. He has co-authored the book Dismantling the Big Bang that reveals the scientific and philosophical weaknesses at the core of big-bang thinking. It shows that the cosmological evidence points to a biblical view of history. John’s most recent publication, Starlight, Time and the New Physics is a bold new answer to the distant starlight issue.

John speaks part-time for Creation Ministries International, and has contributed to their Journal of Creation (formerly TJ).

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