Person
Williams, James Stanislaus (Jim) (1948 - )
AO FAA FTSE
- Born
- 5 November 1948
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Physicist and University Administrator
Summary
Jim Williams is a physicist noted for his research in materials science, nanotechnology, ion-solid interactions and semiconductor processing. He is recognised internationally for his pioneering work in the development of ion bean analysis methods, ion implantation in semiconductors and solid phase epitaxial growth. Among Williams's more than 500 publications are the books Ion implantation and beam processing (1984) and Materials analysis using ion beams (1988). Williams was Professor and Director of the Microelectronic and Materials Technology Centre, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, for ten years before becoming Foundation Professor in the Department of Electronic Materials Engineering, Australian National University, in 1988. For the Australian Academy of Science he served as a member of Council from 2013 to 2015 and chairs the National Committee for Materials Science and Engineering.
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Chronology
- 1969
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), University of New South Wales
- 1973
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of New South Wales
- 1973 - 1976
- Career position - Research Fellow, University of Salford, United Kingdom
- 1977 - 1978
- Career position - Adjunct Lecturer, Physics Institute, Aarhus, Denmark
- 1978 - 1982
- Career position - Senior Lecturer, Microelectronic and Materials Technology Centre, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
- 1982 - 1990
- Career position - Professor and Director, Microelectronic and Materials Technology Centre, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
- 1984 - 1985
- Career position - Member, Advisory Board, Vacuum TAIP
- 1985 -
- Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Radiation effects and defects in solids
- 1985 - 1991
- Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Materials Research Society bulletin
- 1987 - 1990
- Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Surface and interface analysis
- 1987 - 1991
- Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Nuclear instruments and methods
- 1988 - 1998
- Career position - Foundation Professor, Department of Electronic Materials Engineering, Australian National University
- 1988 - 1998
- Career position - Head, Department of Electronic Materials Engineering, Australian National University
- 1989
- Award - Walter Boas Medal, Australian Institute of Physics
- 1992
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)
- 1993
- Award - Walter Boas Medal, Australian Institute of Physics
- 1996 - 1998
- Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Applied Physics
- 1996 - 1998
- Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Applied Physics Letters
- 1997 - 1999
- Career position - Councillor, Materials Research Society (USA)
- 1997 - 2002
- Career position - Associate Director, Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Australian National University
- 1998 -
- Career position - President, Australian Materials Research Society
- 1998 - 2002
- Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Applied physics Review
- 1999 - 2000
- Career position - Second Vice-President, International Union of Materials Research Societies
- 2000 -
- Career position - Director, Acton Semiconductors (Aust) Pty Ltd
- 2001
- Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society and science in atomic, molecular and surface physics
- 2002 - 2012
- Career position - Director, Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Australian National University
- 2003 -
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 2008 -
- Award - Fellow, Materials Research Society (USA)
- 2009
- Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - for service to the physical sciences and engineering through education, research and administrative roles, particularly in the area of semiconductor physics
- 2011
- Award - Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal, Australian Academy of Science
- 2012 -
- Career position - Emeritus Professor, Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Australian National University
- 2013 -
- Career position - Chair, National Committee for Materials Science and Engineering, Australian Academy of Science
- 2013 - 2015
- Career position - Member of Council, Australian Academy of Science
- 2021
- Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - For distinguished service to the physical sciences, to tertiary education, and to professional scientific organisations
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See also
- Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia [Queen's Birthday 2009: M-Z], Governor General's Office, Canberra, 2009, https://web.archive.org.au/awa/20130329080918mp_/http:/www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/honours/qb/qb2009/Media%20Notes%20AM%20%28M-Z%29%20%28final%29.pdf. Details
- Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal, Australian Academy of Science, Canberra, 2023. https://www.science.org.au/supporting-science/awards-and-opportunities/thomas-ranken-lyle-medal. Details
- Robson, Alexandra K.; Production Manager and Editor eds, Who's who in Australia 2019 (Southbank, Vic.: AAP Directories, 2018), 1788 pp. Details
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Created: 1 October 2019, Last modified: 16 June 2022