Marla Dowell Explained

Marla Lorraine Dowell
Thesis Title:Pion single charge exchange in three body nuclei at intermediate energies
Thesis Url:http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/68543446
Thesis Year: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 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. 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.

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marla Dowell Women in Optics SPIE . 2022-03-24 . spie.org.
  2. Web site: Marilyn Marks . 2002-09-06 . Physicist David Wilkinson, explorer of Big Bang afterglow, dies . 2022-05-16 . Princeton University . en-US.
  3. Web site: marla.dowell@nist.gov . 2019-07-30 . Marla L. Dowell . 2022-03-24 . NIST . en.
  4. Web site: June Matthews PhD '67 » MIT Physics . 2022-03-24 . MIT Physics . en-US.
  5. Pion single charge exchange in three body nuclei at intermediate energies . Massachusetts Institute of Technology . 1994 . Thesis . en-US . Marla L. (Marla Lorraine) . Dowell. 1721.1/26856 .
  6. Web site: rebecca.jacobson@nist.gov . 2021-03-18 . NIST Builds 'Sisters in STEM' With YWCA Code Jam . 2022-04-28 . NIST . en.
  7. Web site: marla.dowell@nist.gov . 2013-10-29 . Marla Dowell Receives 2012 Allen V. Astin Award . 2022-03-24 . NIST . en.
  8. Web site: NIST Unscripted - Marla Dowell. NIST . 2023-01-08.
  9. Web site: Martin . Nichols . 2021-04-28 . NIST Takes Part in Multi-Agency Effort to Support Communications Tech Research; Marla Dowell Quoted . 2022-03-24 . executivegov.com . en-US.
  10. Web site: Dowell . Marla . 1995-10-01 . Switching Fields in Physics: Job Hunting Strategies . 2022-04-28 . American Physical Society . en-US.
  11. Web site: Marla Dowell . 2023-10-26 . NIST . en.
  12. Book: An Assessment of the Communications Technology Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology: Fiscal Year 2019.. 2019 . National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 10.17226/25602 . 978-0-309-49895-1 . 243022258 . 2023-01-08.
  13. Book: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering . 2022 Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Communications Technology Laboratory . 2023-01-30 . 978-0-309-69593-0 . en.
  14. Web site: U.S. Department of Commerce Announces CHIPS for America R&D Leadership . 2023-10-26 . chips.org . en.
  15. Web site: SPIE Fellows . 2023-02-04 . spie.org . en.
  16. Web site: 2001-01-12 . Front Range Awards . 2022-03-24 . BizWest . en-US.
  17. Web site: U.S. Department of Commerce 2005 Honour Awards .
  18. Web site: Zhi . Su . 2021-10-13 . SRC-SIA WebinarDecadal Plan for Semiconductors: New Trajectories for Communication . 2022-03-24 . Semiconductor Industry Association . en-US.
  19. Web site: NIST Scientists Win Flemming Awards .
  20. Web site: UD Library: Senator Ted Kaufman — Senator for Delaware: Newsroom - Great Feds - Dr. Marla Dowell . 2022-03-24 . green.lib.udel.edu.
  21. Web site: Women in Optics Calendar . 2022-03-24 . spie.org.
  22. Web site: NIST’s Steering Group for Equity in Career Advancement (SGECA) Receives OSA Award . 2023-10-26 . nist.gov . en.
  23. Web site: SPIE Fellows . 2023-06-26 . spie.org . en.

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