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James L. Kelly
Professor
Telephone: (434) 924-6039
E-mail: jlk@virginia.edu
James L. Kelly received a B.S. in chemical engineering from Tulane University (1954) and the Ph.D. in chemical engineering from L. S. U. (1962). In the interim, he served two years in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and worked three years in the aluminum industry. After receiving the Ph.D., he worked as a chemical engineer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory before joining the faculty of the Nuclear Engineering Department at the University of Virginia in 1964 as an associate professor. He was promoted to the rank of professor in 1972, and was Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs (SEAS) in 1991-1996. Since joining the U.Va. faculty, he has gained further industrial experience as a nuclear engineer with Duke Power Company (1971-1972) and Virginia Power Company (summers, 1981 and 1982).
Dr. Kelly’s research interests have been in the broad area of chemical engineering aspects of nuclear engineering, e.g., radiation-induced polymerization, isotope separation, behavior of fission-product iodine, radiation-induced corrosion, radioactive waste remediation, and DNB heat transfer.
Dr. Kelly has received the ANS award for a ”significant contribution to materials science and technology for nuclear energy” (1986) and the U.Va. Alumni Association Distinguished Professor Award (1988). He is presently teaching full-time (Fall semesters only) and is not involved in research.
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