Recruited to the University of Regina’s Physics Department in 1969 to work on an automated x-ray diffractometer, Dr. Robertson was also involved in the development of crystallographic software before retiring in 1997. He was later conferred as a professor emeritus in 2003. In addition to his academic career, Dr. Robertson is well-known in the Regina community as the owner of Bushwakker Brewing Company Ltd.
In 2014, Dr. Robertson gifted $500,000 to the school to assist with the creation of CSIP and the establishment of the Robertson Student Fellowship.