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Australian physicist (1938?2021)
Rodney Leonard Jory
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Born
| Rodney Leonard Jory
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1938-11-26
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26 November 1938
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Died
| 14 October 2021
(2021-10-14)
(aged 82)
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Nationality (legal)
| Australian
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Rodney Leonard (Rod) Jory
AM
, (26 November 1938 ? 14 October 2021), was an Australian physicist noted for establishing and running the
National Youth Science Forum
(NYSF/
NSSS
) and for his contributions to Australian teams which have competed at the
International Physics Olympiad
. He retired from the position of
director
of the
NYSF
in January 2005. He died in 2021 in
Merimbula
,
New South Wales
, at the age of 82.
Education
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Born and bred in
Adelaide
, after beginning his high schooling at
Woodville High School
(1951), Professor Jory then attended
Prince Alfred College
(1952?1955). His university education began at the
University of Adelaide
with a Bachelor of Science degree with honours (1956?1960). This was followed with a PhD from
The Australian National University
(1960?1964).
His PhD was completed under the guidance of
Professor L. G. H. Huxley
and Dr R. W. Crompton, initially at the
University of Adelaide
and then transferring to the
Australian National University
. The research focussed on the
drift velocities
and
diffusion coefficients
of
electrons
in
nitrogen
,
hydrogen
and
helium
.
University career
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Professor Jory has taught at a number of Australian and overseas universities, most extensively at
The Australian National University
and the
University of Canberra
.
His career history is as follows:
- 1964, technical assistant, Research School of Physical Sciences,
Australian National University
- 1965, senior demonstrator, Department of Physics,
Australian National University
- 1965?1966, research associate,
Florida State University
- 1967?1968, lecturer,
University of Liverpool
- 1969, lecturer,
University of New England
- 1970?1973, senior lecturer,
Canberra College of Advanced Education
- 1974?1984, registrar,
Canberra College of Advanced Education
- 1985?1989, principal lecturer,
Canberra College of Advanced Education
- 1989??, visiting fellow,
Australian National University
- 1990??, associate professor,
University of Canberra
- 2006, visiting lecturer,
University of Sussex
- 2007, visiting lecturer,
University of Vienna
- 2008, professor
University of British Columbia
NSSS / NYSF
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In Australia, Professor Jory is well known for his involvement with the
National Science Summer School
(which was renamed the
National Youth Science Forum
in 1996). He assumed the role of director at its inception, and stayed in that position for 21 years (1984?2005).
Major awards
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Miscellaneous
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Scientific publications
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- Jory, R.
; Crompton, R. W. (1962).
"On the Swarm Method for Determining the Ratio of Electron Drift Velocity to Diffusion Coefficient"
.
Aust. J. Phys
.
15
(4): 451.
Bibcode
:
1962AuJPh..15..451C
.
doi
:
10.1071/PH620451
.
- Jory, R.
; Rees, J. A. (1964).
"The Diffusion of Electrons in Dry, Carbon Dioxide Free Air"
.
Aust. J. Phys
.
17
(3): 307.
Bibcode
:
1964AuJPh..17..307R
.
doi
:
10.1071/PH640307
.
- Jory, Rodney (June 1965).
The motion of electrons in crossed electric and magnetic fields
. Canberra: Australian National University.
- Jory, R.
(1965).
"Transport Coefficients for Low Energy Electrons in Crossed Electric and Magnetic Fields"
.
Aust. J. Phys
.
18
(3): 237.
Bibcode
:
1965AuJPh..18..237J
.
doi
:
10.1071/PH650237
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- Jory, R.
; Rees, J. A. & Crompton, R. W. (1965).
"The Diffusion and Attachment of Electrons in Water Vapour"
.
Aust. J. Phys
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18
(6): 541.
Bibcode
:
1965AuJPh..18..541C
.
doi
:
10.1071/PH650541
.
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- Jory, R. & Crompton, R. W. (1965). "The Momentum-Transfer Cross Section for Low Energy Electrons in Helium".
Proc. 4th International Conference on Physics of Electronic and Atomic Collisions
. Quebec.
- Jory, R.
; Crompton, R. W. & Elford, M. T. (1967).
"The Momentum Transfer Cross Section for Electrons in Helium"
.
Aust. J. Phys
.
20
(4): 369.
Bibcode
:
1967AuJPh..20..369C
.
doi
:
10.1071/PH670369
.
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Press articles
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See also
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References
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