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'''Marla Lorraine Dowell''' (born 1965) is an American physicist who is Director of the |
'''Marla Lorraine Dowell''' (born 1965) is an American physicist who is Director of the CHIPS R&D Metrology Program and NIST Boulder Laboratory. |
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== Early life and education == |
== Early life and education == |
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Dowell became interested in science and mathematics as a child.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Marla Dowell {{!}} Women in Optics {{!}} SPIE |url=https://spie.org/about-spie/advocacy/women-in-optics/women-in-optics-planner/2016-wio-planner/marla-dowell |access-date=2022-03-24 |website=spie.org}}</ref> Her father is an engineer<ref name=":0" /> and her step-father was a physicist.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Marilyn Marks |date=2002-09-06 |title=Physicist David Wilkinson, explorer of Big Bang afterglow, dies |url=https://www.princeton.edu/news/2002/09/06/physicist-david-wilkinson-explorer-big-bang-afterglow-dies |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=Princeton University |language=en-US}}</ref> Dowell was an undergraduate in physics at the [[University of Michigan]].<ref>{{Cite web |[email protected] |date=2019-07-30 |title=Marla L. Dowell |url=https://www.nist.gov/people/marla-l-dowell |access-date=2022-03-24 |website=NIST |language=en}}</ref> She was encouraged by her physics professors to pursue a career in research.<ref name=":0" /> She moved to the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] for doctoral research, where she worked under the supervision of [[June Lorraine Matthews]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=June Matthews PhD |
Dowell became interested in science and mathematics as a child.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Marla Dowell {{!}} Women in Optics {{!}} SPIE |url=https://spie.org/about-spie/advocacy/women-in-optics/women-in-optics-planner/2016-wio-planner/marla-dowell |access-date=2022-03-24 |website=spie.org}}</ref> Her father is an engineer<ref name=":0" /> and her step-father was a physicist.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Marilyn Marks |date=2002-09-06 |title=Physicist David Wilkinson, explorer of Big Bang afterglow, dies |url=https://www.princeton.edu/news/2002/09/06/physicist-david-wilkinson-explorer-big-bang-afterglow-dies |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=Princeton University |language=en-US}}</ref> Dowell was an undergraduate in physics at the [[University of Michigan]].<ref>{{Cite web |[email protected] |date=2019-07-30 |title=Marla L. Dowell |url=https://www.nist.gov/people/marla-l-dowell |access-date=2022-03-24 |website=NIST |language=en}}</ref> She was encouraged by her physics professors to pursue a career in research.<ref name=":0" /> She moved to the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] for doctoral research, where she worked under the supervision of [[June Lorraine Matthews]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=June Matthews PhD '67 » MIT Physics |url=https://physics.mit.edu/faculty/june-matthews/ |access-date=2022-03-24 |website=MIT Physics |language=en-US}}</ref> Her doctoral research considered pion single charge exchange.<ref>{{Cite thesis |title=Pion single charge exchange in three body nuclei at intermediate energies |url=https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/26856 |publisher=Massachusetts Institute of Technology |date=1994 |degree=Thesis |language=en-US |first=Marla L. (Marla Lorraine) |last=Dowell|hdl=1721.1/26856 }}</ref> After earning her doctorate, Dowell joined [[JILA]], where she worked as a postdoctoral research associate in atomic physics. Dowell has been a long-time advocate for K-12 STEM education.<ref>{{Cite web |[email protected] |date=2021-03-18 |title=NIST Builds 'Sisters in STEM' With YWCA Code Jam |url=https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2021/03/nist-builds-sisters-stem-ywca-code-jam |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=NIST |language=en}}</ref> She earned a [[Master of Business Administration]] at the [[University of Colorado Boulder]].<ref name=":0" /> |
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== Research and career == |
== Research and career == |
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At [[National Institute of Standards and Technology]], Dowell was responsible for the NIST laser metrology program. At the start, the group focused on calibration, but under her leadership, Dowell developed a research program in laser |
At [[National Institute of Standards and Technology]], Dowell was responsible for the NIST laser metrology program. At the start, the group focused on calibration, but under her leadership, Dowell developed a research program in laser metrology for industrial applications. <ref name=":1">{{Cite web |[email protected] |date=2013-10-29 |title=Marla Dowell Receives 2012 Allen V. Astin Award |url=https://www.nist.gov/about-us/nist-awards/marla-dowell-receives-2012-allen-v-astin-award |access-date=2022-03-24 |website=NIST |language=en}}</ref> Connecting fundamental research to industry needs has been a unifying theme of Dowell's career – from optical metrology for semiconductor manufacturing to solving today’s challenges with 5G deployment with new electromagnetic metrology. <ref>{{cite web |title=NIST Unscripted - Marla Dowell|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hI6YQLZLbE| website=NIST |access-date=2023-01-08}} </ref> She has leveraged partnerships with other federal agencies to expand NIST research activities in wireless communication networks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Nichols |date=2021-04-28 |title=NIST Takes Part in Multi-Agency Effort to Support Communications Tech Research; Marla Dowell Quoted |url=https://executivegov.com/2021/04/nist-takes-part-in-multi-agency-effort-to-support-communications-tech-research-marla-dowell-quoted/ |access-date=2022-03-24 |website=executivegov.com |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Dowell has written about job hunting strategies for navigating transitions between different STEM disciplines.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dowell |first=Marla |date=1995-10-01 |title=Switching Fields in Physics: Job Hunting Strategies |url=https://www.aps.org/programs/women/reports/gazette/upload/fall95.pdf |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=American Physical Society |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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In 2017, Dowell became director of the Communications Technology Laboratory and the NIST Boulder Laboratory.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Marla Dowell |url=https://www.nist.gov/people/marla-l-dowell |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=NIST |language=en}}</ref> The National Academies have cited the strength and breadth of the NIST Communication Technology Laboratory programs under Dowell's leadership. <ref>{{Cite book |title=An Assessment of the Communications Technology Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology: Fiscal Year 2019.|year=2019 |url=https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25602/an-assessment-of-the-communications-technology-laboratory-at-the-national-institute-of-standards-and-technology|publisher=National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine|doi=10.17226/25602 |isbn=978-0-309-49895-1 |s2cid=243022258 |access-date=2023-01-08}} </ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=National Academies of Sciences |first=Engineering |url=https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26778/2022-assessment-of-the-national-institute-of-standards-and-technologys-communications-technology-laboratory |title=2022 Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Communications Technology Laboratory |date=2023-01-30 |isbn=978-0-309-69593-0 |language=en}}</ref> In June 2023, Dowell joined CHIPS for America as director of the CHIPS R&D Metrology Program, where she will expand and advance NIST’s efforts to deliver a robust measurement science foundation for the semiconductor industry. <ref>{{Cite web|title=U.S. Department of Commerce Announces CHIPS for America R&D Leadership |url=https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/06/us-department-commerce-announces-chips-america-rd-leaders |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=chips.org |language=en}}</ref> |
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In 2023, Dowell was elected a Fellow of SPIE. <ref>{{Cite web |title=SPIE Fellows |url=https://spie.org/membership/member-recognition/spie-fellows |access-date=2023-02-04 |website=spie.org |language=en}}</ref> |
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== Awards and honors == |
== Awards and honors == |
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* 2012 Allen V. Astin Award<ref name=":1" /> |
* 2012 Allen V. Astin Award<ref name=":1" /> |
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* 2016 SPIE Women in Optics<ref>{{Cite web |title=Women in Optics Calendar |url=https://spie.org/news/spie-professional-magazine-archive/2016-january-/women-in-optics-calendar-embrace-your-inner-zebra |access-date=2022-03-24 |website=spie.org}}</ref> |
* 2016 SPIE Women in Optics<ref>{{Cite web |title=Women in Optics Calendar |url=https://spie.org/news/spie-professional-magazine-archive/2016-january-/women-in-optics-calendar-embrace-your-inner-zebra |access-date=2022-03-24 |website=spie.org}}</ref> |
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* 2019 OSA Diversity and Inclusion Advocacy Recognition<ref>{{cite web |title=NIST’s Steering Group for Equity in Career Advancement (SGECA) Receives OSA Award |url=https://www.nist.gov/awards/nists-steering-group-equity-career-advancement-sgeca-receives-osa-award |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=nist.gov |language=en}}</ref> |
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* 2023 SPIE Fellow<ref>{{Cite web |title=SPIE Fellows |url=https://spie.org/membership/member-recognition/spie-fellows |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=spie.org |language=en}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 03:25, 30 October 2023
Marla Lorraine Dowell | |
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Born | 1965 (age 58–59) |
Alma mater | University of Michigan Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Colorado Boulder |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | Communications Technology Laboratory JILA NIST |
Thesis | Pion single charge exchange in three body nuclei at intermediate energies (2005) |
Marla Lorraine Dowell (born 1965) is an American physicist who is Director of the CHIPS R&D Metrology Program and NIST Boulder Laboratory.
Early life and education
[edit]Dowell became interested in science and mathematics as a child.[1] Her father is an engineer[1] and her step-father was a physicist.[2] Dowell was an undergraduate in physics at the University of Michigan.[3] She was encouraged by her physics professors to pursue a career in research.[1] She moved to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for doctoral research, where she worked under the supervision of June Lorraine Matthews.[4] Her doctoral research considered pion single charge exchange.[5] After earning her doctorate, Dowell joined JILA, where she worked as a postdoctoral research associate in atomic physics. Dowell has been a long-time advocate for K-12 STEM education.[6] She earned a Master of Business Administration at the University of Colorado Boulder.[1]
Research and career
[edit]At National Institute of Standards and Technology, Dowell was responsible for the NIST laser metrology program. At the start, the group focused on calibration, but under her leadership, Dowell developed a research program in laser metrology for industrial applications. [7] Connecting fundamental research to industry needs has been a unifying theme of Dowell's career – from optical metrology for semiconductor manufacturing to solving today’s challenges with 5G deployment with new electromagnetic metrology. [8] She has leveraged partnerships with other federal agencies to expand NIST research activities in wireless communication networks.[9]
Dowell has written about job hunting strategies for navigating transitions between different STEM disciplines.[10]
In 2017, Dowell became director of the Communications Technology Laboratory and the NIST Boulder Laboratory.[11] The National Academies have cited the strength and breadth of the NIST Communication Technology Laboratory programs under Dowell's leadership. [12][13] In June 2023, Dowell joined CHIPS for America as director of the CHIPS R&D Metrology Program, where she will expand and advance NIST’s efforts to deliver a robust measurement science foundation for the semiconductor industry. [14] In 2023, Dowell was elected a Fellow of SPIE. [15]
Awards and honors
[edit]- 2000 Judson C. French Award[16]
- 2005 Department of Commerce Silver Medal[17]
- 2005 NIST Equal Employment Opportunity/Diversity Award[18]
- 2010 Arthur S. Flemming Award[19][20]
- 2012 Allen V. Astin Award[7]
- 2016 SPIE Women in Optics[21]
- 2019 OSA Diversity and Inclusion Advocacy Recognition[22]
- 2023 SPIE Fellow[23]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Marla Dowell | Women in Optics | SPIE". spie.org. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ^ Marilyn Marks (2002-09-06). "Physicist David Wilkinson, explorer of Big Bang afterglow, dies". Princeton University. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
- ^ [email protected] (2019-07-30). "Marla L. Dowell". NIST. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ^ "June Matthews PhD '67 » MIT Physics". MIT Physics. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ^ Dowell, Marla L. (Marla Lorraine) (1994). Pion single charge exchange in three body nuclei at intermediate energies (Thesis thesis). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. hdl:1721.1/26856.
- ^ [email protected] (2021-03-18). "NIST Builds 'Sisters in STEM' With YWCA Code Jam". NIST. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
- ^ a b [email protected] (2013-10-29). "Marla Dowell Receives 2012 Allen V. Astin Award". NIST. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ^ "NIST Unscripted - Marla Dowell". NIST. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
- ^ Martin, Nichols (2021-04-28). "NIST Takes Part in Multi-Agency Effort to Support Communications Tech Research; Marla Dowell Quoted". executivegov.com. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ^ Dowell, Marla (1995-10-01). "Switching Fields in Physics: Job Hunting Strategies" (PDF). American Physical Society. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
- ^ "Marla Dowell". NIST. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ^ An Assessment of the Communications Technology Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology: Fiscal Year 2019. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. doi:10.17226/25602. ISBN 978-0-309-49895-1. S2CID 243022258. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
- ^ National Academies of Sciences, Engineering (2023-01-30). 2022 Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Communications Technology Laboratory. ISBN 978-0-309-69593-0.
- ^ "U.S. Department of Commerce Announces CHIPS for America R&D Leadership". chips.org. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ^ "SPIE Fellows". spie.org. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
- ^ "Front Range Awards". BizWest. 2001-01-12. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ^ "U.S. Department of Commerce 2005 Honour Awards" (PDF).
- ^ Zhi, Su (2021-10-13). "SRC-SIA WebinarDecadal Plan for Semiconductors: New Trajectories for Communication". Semiconductor Industry Association. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ^ "NIST Scientists Win Flemming Awards".
- ^ "UD Library: Senator Ted Kaufman — Senator for Delaware: Newsroom - Great Feds - Dr. Marla Dowell". green.lib.udel.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ^ "Women in Optics Calendar". spie.org. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ^ "NIST's Steering Group for Equity in Career Advancement (SGECA) Receives OSA Award". nist.gov. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ^ "SPIE Fellows". spie.org. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
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- 20th-century American physicists
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