Biographical entry Kerr, Frank John (1918 - 2000)

Summary

Frank John Kerr started his career in the CSIR Radiophysics Laboratory. He later moved to the University of Maryland, USA. He still maintained his interest in southern hemisphere astronomy.

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1938

Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Physics completed at the University of Melbourne

1940

Education - Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Melbourne

1940 - 1966

Career position - Research Physicist at the CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research)/CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Division of Radiophysics

1962

Education - Doctor of Science (DSc) received from the University of Melbourne

1963 - 1966

Career position - Senior Principal Research Officer at the CSIRO Division of Radiophysics

1966 - 1968

Career position - Visiting Professor at the University of Maryland, USA

1968 - 1987

Career position - Professor at the University of Maryland, USA

1973 - 1978

Career position - Director of the astronomy program at the University of Maryland, USA

1983 - 1995

Career position - Director of the Division of Space Physics of the Universities' Space Research Association

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Published resources

Journal Articles

• Kerr, F. J., 'Obituary: Colin Stanley Gum', Australian Journal of Science, vol. 23, no. 4, 1960, p. 115. Details

Newspaper Articles

• Kerr, Valerie, 'Obituary: Dr Frank John Kerr', The Age, 29 December 2000. Details

Online Resources

• 'Kerr, Frank John', in Physics in Australia to 1945, R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham, Australian Science Archives Project, June 1995, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/physics/P001716p.htm. Details
• National Library of Australia, 'Kerr, Frank John', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476188. Details