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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-25 human Rosanne Walker and Helen Cohn updated 2026-02-19 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003950b.htm person Newton John Oswald FAA FAIP AACR2 12 February 1924 26 September 2016 Place of Birth Birmingham, United Kingdom Place of Death Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Nuclear physicist University Administrator John Newton was a physicist recognised internationally for his work on nuclear structure and heavy-ion reactions. He was a pioneer in the study of high spin states using heavy-ion reactions. In his research he made pivotal advances in the study of Coulomb excitation, angular correlation methods, and the alpha decay of odd nuclei. Newton was a research scientist at the Atomic Energy Research Establishment at Harwell, United Kingdom, before joining the University of Manchester in 1959. He became Professor of Nuclear Physics at the Australian National University in 1970. During his 20 years at the University he was, instrumental in building up Australia's nuclear science capability. Under his leadership his department became a world-renowned facility in nuclear physics research. 1943 1946 Career position - Junior Scientific Officer, Telecommunications Research Establishment, Great Malvern, Worcestershire, United Kingdom 1944 1944 Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Cambridge, UK 1948 1948 Education - Master of Arts (MA), University of Cambridge 1951 1954 Career position - Fellow, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell, United Kingdom 1953 1953 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Cambridge 1954 1959 Career position - Principal Scientific Officer, Atomic Energy research Establishment, Harwell, United Kingdom 1959 1967 Career position - Senior Lecturer in Physics, University of Manchester 1966 1966 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Manchester, UK 1967 1970 Career position - Reader in Physics, University of Manchester 1970 1988 Career position - Head, Department of Nuclear Physics, Australian National University 1970 1990 Career position - Professor of Nuclear Physics, Australian National University 1975 2016 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 1990 2008 Career position - Visiting Fellow, Department of Nuclear Physics, Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Australian National University 1990 2016 Career position - Emeritus Professor, Department of Nuclear Physics, Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Australian National University Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 1975 - 2016

 Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Australian National University (1946 - )

Professor of Nuclear Physics 1970 - 1989; Head, Department of Nuclear Physics 1970 - 1988

 Newton, J O (1924-)

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 'Newton, John Oswald', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Newton, John Oswald Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Obituaries: Professor John Newton FAA, Professor Robin Stokes FAA Obituaries: Professor John Newton FAA, Professor Robin Stokes FAA 2016 Newsletter, Australian Academy of Science 106 Journal Article: Ernest William Titterton 1916-1990 Newton, J. O. Ernest William Titterton 1916-1990 1992 Historical Records of Australian Science 9 2 167-187 Journal Article: John Oswald Newton 1924 - 2016 Curtin, Katja, Dasgupta, Mahananda and Hinde, David John Oswald Newton 1924 - 2016 2025 Historical records of Australian science 39 1- 9 Resource Section: Interview with John Newton (1924-2016), nuclear physicist Dracoulis, George Interview with John Newton (1924-2016), nuclear physicist Australian Academy of Science 2010 Interviews with Australian scientists John Oswald Newton - Records Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science John Oswald Newton - Records MS 212 c. 1941 - c. 1992 University notebooks, University of Cambridge and Cavendish Laboratory, c.1941-1952; university lectures, University of Manchester; notes and calculations, University of Manchester and Australian National University (ANU); material relating to the Department of Nuclear Physics, ANU, 1976; material relating to memoir of Ernest Titterton. 0.42 m