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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohn updated 2026-02-13 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002016b.htm person Kelly John Charles AACR2 Kelly, Jak 14 February 1928 11 February 2012 Place of Birth Borenor, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Physicist Jak Kelly was Chairman of the Faculty of Science, University of New South Wales 1984-1989 and Associate Professor and Head of the School of Physics 1985-1989. The Jak Kelly Award has been presented annually by the Royal Society of New South Wales since 2010 in recognition of excellence in postgraduate research in physics.

Jak Kelly was appointed to the School of Physics at the University of New South Wales in 1961 ultimately becoming the Chair of the Faculty of Science. In his research he specialised in ion beam deposition, patenting several improvements. During his PhD studies on thin-film at the University of Reading he invented Electron Bombardment Deposition which became the standard method of high temperature metal evaporation. While at the Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell, he focussed on radiation damage in crystals, grown using his own single drop method. Other research, in collaboration with others, involved thermoluminescent dating, using ion implantation to improve the attachment of bone cells to prosthetic surfaces, the modelling and deposition of thin-film solar energy absorbers, irradiation of wool using ion beams to improve wool properties, studying low energy nuclear reactions, and proposing laser fusion improvements.

1950 1950 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney 1950 1954 Career position - Technical Officer, National Standards Laboratory, CSIRO 1955 1955 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Reading, United Kingdom 1955 1957 Career position - Research Assistant, Department of Physics, Reading University, United Kingdom 1958 1960 Career position - Senior Scientific Officer, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell, United Kingdom 1965 1966 Career position - Chair, Australian Institute of Physics 1969 1990 Career position - Member, Editorial Board, International Scientific Journal of Radiation Effects 1975 1975 Award - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of New South Wales 1979 2012 Career position - Member, International Ion Beam Analysis Committee 1984 1989 Career position - Chairman, Faculty of Science, University of New South Wales 1985 1989 Career position - Head of School of Physics, University of New South Wales 1989 2012 Career position - Visiting Professor, University of New South Wales 1992 1997 Career position - Editor, Australian and New Zealand Physicist 2004 2012 Career position - Honorary Professor, University of Sydney 2005 2006 Career position - President, Royal Society of New South Wales 2009 2012 Career position - Editor, Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 2009 2012 Award - Fellow, Royal Society of New South Wales The University of New South Wales (1958 - )

Chairman, Faculty of Science 1984 - 1989; Head of the School of Physics 1985 - 1989

 Royal Society of New South Wales (1866 - )

President 2005 - 2006; Fellow 2009 - 2012; the Society has presented the Jak Kelly Award for postgraduate research since 2010

 Australian Institute of Physics (1963 - )

Chair 1965 - 1966

 Kelly, John Charles (19280214-)

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 'Kelly, John Charles (Jak)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Kelly, John Charles (Jak) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Jak Kelly - peerless head of the School of Physics, UNSW 1985-1989 Newbury, Richard Jak Kelly - peerless head of the School of Physics, UNSW 1985-1989 2013 Journal and Proceedings of The Royal Society of New South Wales 146 2 77-82 Journal Article: A timely intervention - Jak Kelly and solar Mills, David A timely intervention - Jak Kelly and solar 2013 Journal and Proceedings of The Royal Society of New South Wales 146 2 83-90 Journal Article: Obituary : Professor Jak (John Charles) Kelly FRSN (14 February 1928 - 11 February 2012) Mills, David, Hardie, John and Hora, Heinrich Obituary : Professor Jak (John Charles) Kelly FRSN (14 February 1928 - 11 February 2012) 2012 Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 145 3/4 101-2 Journal Article: Special Edition: Tribute to Jak Kelly Burton, Michael ed. Special Edition: Tribute to Jak Kelly 2013 Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 146 2 1-135 John Charles Kelly - Records National Library of Australia Oral History Collection John Charles Kelly - Records DeB 941-942 1935 - 1976 Oral history recording with Hazel de Berg 15 June 1976, c100 minutes, 54 page transcript. Kelly speaks of his family background; his difficulties in relating to the university system as a student; his association with the Speleogical Society; his reasons for studying physics and his work at the National Standards Laboratory; studying in Reading, England; returning to Australia (1961) as a lecturer at the University of New South Wales; and his research work. 2 reels Audio