Dr. K. Kruszelnicki

The Science Foundation for Physics partly funds a unique role in the University: the Julius Sumner Miller (JSM) Fellow, responsible for communicating science to the broader community. In 1993, the Foundation chose the first JSM Fellow, Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, known Australia-wide for his rampant enthusiasm for all things science-related, thanks to his work on radio, TV and the web [LINK to Dr Karl on ABC's Science OnLine - http://www.abc.net.au/science/k2/]. It seems the choice was a good one -- a decade later, Dr Karl is still the Foundation's JSM Fellow!

Entry surveys to the University of Sydney have shown that one in seven students have chosen to do science as a direct influence from Dr Karl Kruszelnicki. Dr Karl says about this role:

I have been honoured to be the Julius Sumner Miller Fellow since 1993. During this time in my role as JSM Fellow, I've been fortunate to be a part of several exciting projects - installing Foucault Pendulum's in both the QVB and the ABC buildings, sending out several hundred tonnes of free New Scientist magazines, and most importantly, I've been able directly to mess with the minds of many students around Australia, hopefully convincing many of them that a career in science can be highly stimulating and will give them many opportunities to travel the world.

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Contact Dr Karl
Karl S. Kruszelnicki,
Julius Sumner Miller Fellow
The Science Foundation for Physics
School of Physics
A28 The University of Sydney
NSW 2006
Phone: 02-9351-2963
Fax: 02-9351-7726
Email: jfellow@Physics.usyd.edu.au