He holds the position of emeritus geophysicist at the New Zealand research institute GNS Science.
[1] On 18 April 1970, Bibby married Hazel Downing in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England.
[4][5][6] Bibby worked at the Geophysics Division of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research.
[1] His work has included the discovery that the Mokai geothermal field is a major energy resource.
[7] He also devised a mathematical theory to account for how surveying marks throughout New Zealand are moving with respect to each other.