Marla Dowell

Marla Lorraine Dowell (born 1965) is an American physicist who is Director of the NIST Communications Technology Laboratory and the Boulder Laboratory.

Marla Lorraine Dowell
Dowell, NIST photograph, 2022
Born1965 (age 56–57)
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)

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.[1] Dowell was an undergraduate in physics at the University of Michigan.[2] 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 Matthews.[3] Her doctoral research considered pion single charge exchange.[4] 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.[5] 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 technologies.[6] She expanded their research activity in wireless communication networks.[7] Dowell has written about job hunting strategies for navigating transitions between different STEM disciplines.[8]

Dowell was made Director of the Communications Technology Laboratory and the NIST Boulder Laboratory Director in 2017.[9]

Awards and honors

References
  1. "Marla Dowell | Women in Optics | SPIE". spie.org. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  2. marla.dowell@nist.gov (2019-07-30). "Marla L. Dowell". NIST. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  3. "June Matthews PhD '67 » MIT Physics". MIT Physics. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  4. Dowell, Marla L. (Marla Lorraine) (1994). Pion single charge exchange in three body nuclei at intermediate energies (Thesis thesis). Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
  5. rebecca.jacobson@nist.gov (2021-03-18). "NIST Builds 'Sisters in STEM' With YWCA Code Jam". NIST. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  6. marla.dowell@nist.gov (2013-10-29). "Marla Dowell Receives 2012 Allen V. Astin Award". NIST. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  7. 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.
  8. Dowell, Marla (1995-10-01). "Switching Fields in Physics: Job Hunting Strategies" (PDF). American Physical Society. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  9. mch3 (2019-03-14). "CTL Staff Bios". NIST. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  10. "Front Range Awards". BizWest. 2001-01-12. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  11. "U.S. Department of Commerce 2005 Honour Awards" (PDF).
  12. Zhi, Su (2021-10-13). "SRC-SIA WebinarDecadal Plan for Semiconductors: New Trajectories for Communication". Semiconductor Industry Association. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  13. "NIST Scientists Win Flemming Awards".
  14. "UD Library: Senator Ted Kaufman — Senator for Delaware: Newsroom - Great Feds - Dr. Marla Dowell". green.lib.udel.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  15. "Women in Optics Calendar". spie.org. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
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