He was also the director of the Allan I. Carswell Astronomical Observatory, as well as the Master of Bethune College at York, before he retired at the end of 2021.
[6][7] Delaney has been the recipient of many faculty of science and engineering awards at York University.
[8] Delaney is also the director of the observatory at the York University, and its outreach program.
[9] In the past, he has also worked as a nuclear physicist at the Atomic Energy of Canada, and a support astronomer with the McGraw-Hill Observatory in Tucson, Arizona.
[10] He holds both Australian and Canadian citizenship, and resides in Simcoe County with his wife - whom he met while attending the University of Victoria - and their two sons.