I have a background of dynamics and control engineering and am primarily interested in advancing aerial robotics technology with applications to remote sensing of the environment. This primarily focuses on measurements which can be performed using unoccupied aerial systems (UAS), but this interest has expanded to include the design of the sensors, their communication, and appropriate post-processing methods to remove any ambiguities introduced via aerial measurements. During my robotics-based PhD and post-doc assignments, I have become experienced with the design, build, and test of both rotary- and fixed-wing UAS for long-range remote sensing in hazardous environments. Practical field experiments in these locations have revealed a range of research challenges from improving the wind flight envelope to optimising the nano-amp power consumption strategies of deployed sensor pods.