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Gregory, Jack Norman (1920 - 1980)

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Nuclear physicist

Born: 29 August 1920 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Died: 27 January 1980.

Jack Norman Gregory held various positions within CSIR/O before joining the Australian Atomic Energy Commission when it started in 1953. There he was successively Head of the Isotope Division, Program Manager (Nuclear Science & Applications) and Deputy Director (Research). He received the Grimwade Prize from the University of Melbourne.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1938 - 1941 Junior Assistant at the CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) Division of Forest Products
1941 Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1942 - 1947 Research Officer with the CSIR Lubricants and Bearings Section
1943 Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1947 - 1953 Researcher with the CSIR/ CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Atomic Research Establishment in Harwell, UK
1953 - 1974 Head of the Isotope Division of the Australian Atomic Energy Commission
1955 Doctor of Science (DSc) received from the University of Melbourne
1974 - 1978 Program Manager of Nuclear Science and Applications
1978 - 1980 Deputy Director (Research)

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'Gregory, Jack Norman', 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/P001674p.htm. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 18 December 2006

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