Professor Aldman is legendary for his research but it's Thomas Turbell who is called the «Father of rear facing» for his work at the highly regarded crash test facility VTI in Sweden:
Unknown to many, manufacturers such as Britax, BeSafe, Maxi - Cosi, Volvo, highly regarded organizations such as NTF, and top notch crash test facility VTI all say publicly that the front seat is a good place for a rear facing child.