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Kerr, Frank John (1918 - 2000)

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Radiophysicist and Astronomer

Born: 8 January 1918 St Albans, England. Died: 15 September 2000 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America.

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.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1938 Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Physics completed at the University of Melbourne
1940 Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1940 - 1966 Research Physicist at the CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research)/CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Division of Radiophysics
1962 Doctor of Science (DSc) received from the University of Melbourne
1963 - 1966 Senior Principal Research Officer at the CSIRO Division of Radiophysics
1966 - 1968 Visiting Professor at the University of Maryland, USA
1968 - 1987 Professor at the University of Maryland, USA
1973 - 1978 Director of the astronomy program at the University of Maryland, USA
1983 - 1995 Director of the Division of Space Physics of the Universities' Space Research Association

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'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 ]

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Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 16 June 2005

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