Professor Rodney Leonard (Rod) Jory AM, (26 November 1938 ), is an Australian physicist noted for establishing and running the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF/NSSS) and for his contributions to Australian teams which have competed at the International Physics Olympiad. He retired from the position of director of the NYSF in January 2005, and currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia where he teaches Physics at University of British Columbia.