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'''Marla Lorraine Dowell''' (born 1965) is an American physicist who is Director of the NIST Communications Technology Laboratory and NIST Boulder Laboratory.
'''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 ==
== Early life and education ==
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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>
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>


Dowell was made director of the Communications Technology Laboratory and the NIST Boulder laboratory director in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |last=mch3 |date=2019-03-14 |title=CTL Staff Bios |url=https://www.nist.gov/ctl/ctl-staff-bios |access-date=2022-03-24 |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 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>
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>
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>


== 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" />
* 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>
* 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>
* 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>
* 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>


Revision as of 00:59, 27 October 2023

Marla Lorraine Dowell
Dowell, NIST photograph, 2022
Born1965 (age 58–59)
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Colorado Boulder
Scientific career
InstitutionsCommunications Technology Laboratory
JILA
NIST
ThesisPion 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

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

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

  • 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

  1. ^ a b c d "Marla Dowell | Women in Optics | SPIE". spie.org. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  2. ^ Marilyn Marks (2002-09-06). "Physicist David Wilkinson, explorer of Big Bang afterglow, dies". Princeton University. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  3. ^ marla.dowell@nist.gov (2019-07-30). "Marla L. Dowell". NIST. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  4. ^ "June Matthews PhD '67 » MIT Physics". MIT Physics. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ rebecca.jacobson@nist.gov (2021-03-18). "NIST Builds 'Sisters in STEM' With YWCA Code Jam". NIST. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  7. ^ a b marla.dowell@nist.gov (2013-10-29). "Marla Dowell Receives 2012 Allen V. Astin Award". NIST. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  8. ^ "NIST Unscripted - Marla Dowell". NIST. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Dowell, Marla (1995-10-01). "Switching Fields in Physics: Job Hunting Strategies" (PDF). American Physical Society. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  11. ^ "Marla Dowell". NIST. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "U.S. Department of Commerce Announces CHIPS for America R&D Leadership". chips.org. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  15. ^ "SPIE Fellows". spie.org. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  16. ^ "Front Range Awards". BizWest. 2001-01-12. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  17. ^ "U.S. Department of Commerce 2005 Honour Awards" (PDF).
  18. ^ Zhi, Su (2021-10-13). "SRC-SIA WebinarDecadal Plan for Semiconductors: New Trajectories for Communication". Semiconductor Industry Association. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  19. ^ "NIST Scientists Win Flemming Awards".
  20. ^ "UD Library: Senator Ted Kaufman — Senator for Delaware: Newsroom - Great Feds - Dr. Marla Dowell". green.lib.udel.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  21. ^ "Women in Optics Calendar". spie.org. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  22. ^ "NIST's Steering Group for Equity in Career Advancement (SGECA) Receives OSA Award". nist.gov. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  23. ^ "SPIE Fellows". spie.org. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
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