[2] Mardon also co-researches in other fields such as medicine and has co-authored a variety of introductory subject primers through the Golden Meteorite Press.

Mr. Austin Mardon and his wife lived at Ardross Castle until 1983, when the estate was eventually sold and acquired by the McTaggart family.

After receiving a French Diploma in 1979, Mardon returned to Canada where he pursued a Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Geography at the University of Lethbridge.

From 1981 through 1985 Mardon completed basic training and was stationed at the Canadian Armed Forces base in Dundurn, Saskatchewan.

Following his undergraduate studies, Mardon pursued a Master of Science degree, from 1985 through 1988, in Geography at South Dakota State University.

After obtaining his Master of Education degree, Mardon engaged in graduate coursework in Space Science at the University of North Dakota throughout 1990.

Then, from 1993 through 2000, Mardon worked towards and received a Doctorate (Ph.D.) degree in Geography from Greenwich University on Norfolk Island, Australia.

While doing graduate work at South Dakota State University in 1986, Mardon was invited to be a member of the 1986-87 Antarctic meteorite expedition for NASA and the National Science Foundation.

Eventually, Mardon went on another meteorite recovery expedition, this time in the Canadian Arctic near Resolute in the Northwest Territories.

[6] Sometime later, Mardon secured passage back to Canada and eventually received an official letter of apology from Moscow.

In courageously talking openly about his own experiences, he is truly making a difference in coaxing mental illness out of the shadows in this country.”[8] Over the years, Mardon and his wife have established several awards for College and University students.

[12][13] Finally, in 2013, at Norquest College, they put into place the Dr. Catherine & Austin Mardon CM Schizophrenia Award.

Much of his work explores the topic of mental illness, with a specific focus on providing aid to disabled people.