Marla Dowell
Marla Lorraine Dowell | |
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![]() Dowell, NIST photograph, 2022 | |
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.
- Living people
- 1965 births
- 20th-century American physicists
- 21st-century American scientists
- American women physicists
- University of Michigan alumni
- University of Colorado Boulder alumni
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Science alumni
- National Institute of Standards and Technology people
- 20th-century American women scientists
- 21st-century American women scientists