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Clarence Hardy received the degrees of B.Sc. (Hons) in 1952 and Ph.D. in Chemistry in 1955 from the University of Bristol, UK. He started his career in radiochemistry in 1955 at the Atomic Energy Research Establishment at Harwell. He worked on the chemistry and applications in the nuclear industry of protactinium, thorium, uranium, and plutonium and the fission product elements niobium, ruthenium, and zirconium. He received a D.Sc. from the University of Bristol in 1971 for his extensive published work from 1955 to 1971. Dr Hardy joined the Australian Atomic Energy Commission in 1971 as the Inaugural Chief of the Chemical Technology Division. He transferred to the successor organization, the Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation in 1987 and retired as Chief Scientist in 1991. He has been the Honorary Secretary of the Australian Nuclear Association since 1993, is Editor of its quarterly newsletter, and is its conference manager. He is a Director of two Australian public companies involved with the nuclear industry, and two private companies. Dr Hardy has published four books, over 100 scientific papers in refereed journals and given over 100 public lectures in Australia and overseas on nuclear topics in the past 20 years. He was elected in 2000 as a Fellow of the International Nuclear Energy Academy, an Academy of 100 distinguished nuclear scientists and engineers. He served as Vice-President (2004–2006) and President (2006–2008) of the Pacific Nuclear Council. Clarence Hardy passed away in May 2011.