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Professor William Gelletly

Distinguished Professor of Physics

OBE, PhD(Edinburgh), CPhys, FInstP

Short Biography:

Bill Gelletly came to Surrey as Head of Department in January 1993. He was born and educated in Edinburgh and studied for both BSc and PhD degrees in the Physics Department at Edinburgh University. He has held posts in Scotland (University of Edinburgh), Canada (Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd), USA (Brookhaven National Lab) and England (Manchester University and SERC's Daresbury Laboratory). At Daresbury, he was Head of the Nuclear Strucuture Facility for five years.

Research Interests:

His research interests lie in the area of atomic and nuclear physics. In particular he has been interested in inner shell processes in atoms and in gamma-ray spectroscopy. His main current interests lie in the study of nuclei far from stability and the development of a radioactive beam facility in the UK. He is a member of a number of International Committees concerned with Nuclear Physics. He is also a member of the Measurement Advisory Committee of the Department of Trade and Industry. In his spare time he is interested in history and the theatre and plays golf. He was awarded the OBE in the 1993 Queen's Birthday Honours list for distinguished services to science.

A full list of publications, conference presentations, and patents can be found here.

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