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Biography
Positions held: Emeritus Professor and Senior Honorary Research Fellow from 1 July 2015
1980- Professor of Physics, Physics Department, University of Western Australia
1980-83, 83-86, 87-90 Head of the Physics Department, UWA; Winthrop Professor 2008-
1992 Dean, Faculty of Science, UWA; 1993 Head of Division of Agriculture and Science, UWA
1978-79: Senior Fellow, Science Research Council, UK
1970-80 Lect (1970), Snr Lect (1973), Reader (1976), Dept Physics, Queens University, Belfast, UK
1967-1970: Research Scientist, General Atomic, San Diego, Calif, USA.
1965-1967: NRC Fellow, Laval University, Quebec, Canada.
1965 -1965 Research Scientist, AAERC, Lucas Heights, NSW.
1960-1964 Senior Demonstrator, Physics Department, Australian National University
Service
1984- 2015 Member, International Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Physics B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys.
2000- Editor, Atomic Physics, Central European J Phys; 2014- Editor, Atomic Physics, Cogent Physics.
2001- 2005 Member, National Scientific Advisory Committee, Australian Synchrotron.
2006-10 Member, National Endeavour Research Fellowship and Scholarships Selection Panel, DEST
1998- Member, Australian Academy of Science Committees [e.g. Chair Section 2 (Physics and Astronomy 2002-5), Selby Fellowship 2010/14, International Travel Grants]
2001- 2014 Member, UWA Senate Honorary Degrees Committee; External Examiner Uni. Malaya (1992-4)
1977-80 UK Science Research Council Physics Committee, and subcommittee on At Mol Plasma Physics.
1984-92 Member of IUPAP, Commission 15 on Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics and Spectroscopy.
1995-97 Member, International Conference Advisory Committees: ICPEAC and (e,2e) satellite; 2002-16 MPS
1980- Professor of Physics, Physics Department, University of Western Australia
1980-83, 83-86, 87-90 Head of the Physics Department, UWA; Winthrop Professor 2008-
1992 Dean, Faculty of Science, UWA; 1993 Head of Division of Agriculture and Science, UWA
1978-79: Senior Fellow, Science Research Council, UK
1970-80 Lect (1970), Snr Lect (1973), Reader (1976), Dept Physics, Queens University, Belfast, UK
1967-1970: Research Scientist, General Atomic, San Diego, Calif, USA.
1965-1967: NRC Fellow, Laval University, Quebec, Canada.
1965 -1965 Research Scientist, AAERC, Lucas Heights, NSW.
1960-1964 Senior Demonstrator, Physics Department, Australian National University
Service
1984- 2015 Member, International Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Physics B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys.
2000- Editor, Atomic Physics, Central European J Phys; 2014- Editor, Atomic Physics, Cogent Physics.
2001- 2005 Member, National Scientific Advisory Committee, Australian Synchrotron.
2006-10 Member, National Endeavour Research Fellowship and Scholarships Selection Panel, DEST
1998- Member, Australian Academy of Science Committees [e.g. Chair Section 2 (Physics and Astronomy 2002-5), Selby Fellowship 2010/14, International Travel Grants]
2001- 2014 Member, UWA Senate Honorary Degrees Committee; External Examiner Uni. Malaya (1992-4)
1977-80 UK Science Research Council Physics Committee, and subcommittee on At Mol Plasma Physics.
1984-92 Member of IUPAP, Commission 15 on Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics and Spectroscopy.
1995-97 Member, International Conference Advisory Committees: ICPEAC and (e,2e) satellite; 2002-16 MPS
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Research expertise keywords
- Instrumentation, design, make and repair
- Atomic and molecular physics
- Spectroscopy, particle and photon
- Surface physics
- Positron and nano-structure spectroscopy
- Materials, defects and porosity
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Spin-dependent plasmons excitation in Fe layer on W(110) and their decay via electron emission
Samarin, S. N., Artamonov, O. M., Baraban, A. P. & Williams, J. F., 29 Apr 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Applied Physics Letters. 126, 17, 6 p., 172403.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Electrochemical characterization and structural analysis of (In2O3)/(Fe2O3) nanocomposites for high-performance supercapacitors
Jabeen, S., Iqbal, J., Samarin, S., Williams, J., Khan, S. & Warsi, M. F., 1 May 2024, In: Ceramics International. 50, 9, p. 16228-16240 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Positron re-emission, reflection, and diffraction from W(100) surface at very low energies
Samarin, S. N., Petrov, V. N., Sudarshan, K., Guagliardo, P., Baraban, A. P. & Williams, J. F., 17 Jan 2024, In: Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 36, 2, 025001.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Synthesis of In2O3/GNPs nanocomposites with integrated approaches to tune overall performance of electrochemical devices
Jabeen, S., Aadil, M., Williams, J., Awan, M. S., Iqbal, J., Zulfiqar, S. & Nazar, N., 15 Aug 2021, In: Ceramics International. 47, 16, p. 22345-22355 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Heterojunction formation in In2O3–NiO nanocomposites: Towards high specific capacitance
Jabeen, S., Iqbal, J., Arshad, A., Williams, J., Samarin, S. & Rani, M., 25 Nov 2020, In: Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 842, 155840.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
22 Citations (Scopus)
Projects
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Study of Unoccupied Electronic States in Ferromagnetic Layered Structures
Sergeant, A. (Investigator 01) & Williams, J. (Investigator 02)
The University of Western Australia
31/12/08 → 31/12/09
Project: Research
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Spin Dynamics in Magnetic Nanostructures by Spin-Polarized Single- and Two-Electron Spectroscopy
Williams, J. (Investigator 01), Samarin, S. (Investigator 02), Suvorova, A. (Investigator 03) & Berakdar, J. (Investigator 04)
ARC Australian Research Council
31/12/08 → 31/12/13
Project: Research
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Comprehensive Analysis Facility for Thin Films and Surfaces
Williams, J. (Chief Investigator), Samarin, S. (Chief Investigator), Mitchell, A. (Chief Investigator), Austin, M. (Chief Investigator), Bilek, M. (Chief Investigator), Ling, C. (Chief Investigator), Munroe, P. (Chief Investigator), Stevens-Kalceff, M. (Chief Investigator), Riley, D. (Chief Investigator), Holland, A. (Chief Investigator), Kennedy, B. (Chief Investigator), Hoffman, M. (Chief Investigator), Valanoor, N. (Chief Investigator), McCulloch, D. (Chief Investigator), Green, M. (Chief Investigator), Kepert, C. (Chief Investigator), Kalantar-zadeh, K. (Chief Investigator), Maschmeyer, T. (Chief Investigator), Conibeer, G. (Chief Investigator), Gross, K. (Chief Investigator), Burford, R. (Chief Investigator) & McKenzie, D. (Chief Investigator)
ARC Australian Research Council
1/01/08 → 31/12/08
Project: Research
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Surface and Magnetic Structure of Crystalline Materials
Williams, J. (Chief Investigator), Stamps, R. (Chief Investigator), Riley, J. (Chief Investigator), Leckey, R. (Chief Investigator), Pigram, P. (Chief Investigator), Janke-Gilman, N. (Chief Investigator), Usher, B. (Chief Investigator), Stampfl, C. (Chief Investigator) & Smith, A. (Chief Investigator)
ARC Australian Research Council
1/01/07 → 31/12/07
Project: Research
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Charge Transfer between Quantum Dots
Williams, J. (Chief Investigator)
The University of Western Australia
1/01/07 → 31/12/07
Project: Research