Background
Chynoweth, Alan Gerald was born on November 18, 1927 in Harrow, England. Came to the United States 1952. Son of James Charles and Marjorie (Fairhurst) Chynoweth.
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Alan Gerald Chynoweth
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Education
Bachelor of Science in physics, University London Kings College, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, University London Kings College, 1950.
Career
Demonstrator, U. London Kings College, 1948-1950;
post doctoral fellow, National Research Council, Ottawa, Canada, 1950-1952;
member technical staff, Bell laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1953-1960;
department head, Bell laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1960-1965;
director, Bell laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1965-1976;
executive director, Bell laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1976-1983;
vice president applied research, Bellcore, Morristown, New Jersey, 1984-1992;
consultant, R/D Strategy and Management, since 1993. Consultant advanced study institute and research workshops committee North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Brussels, 1982-1990. Lecturer Electrochemical Society, 1983.
Alternate director Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation, Austin, Texas, 1984-1992. Member The Conference Board International Council on Management of Innovation and Technology, since 1990, manager, 1995. Director Optoelectronic Industry Development Association, 1991-1992.
Member of advisory board department electrical engineering and computer science University of California, Berkeley, 1987-1993. Member natural science advisory board University of Pennsylvania, 1988-1993. Member of advisory board department electrical engineering University of Southern California, 1988-1993.
Member Industrial Research Institute, 1980-1992, director, 1990-1992, emeritus, since 1993. Member industrial and professional advisory county electrical engineering department Pennsylvania State University, since 1993, chairman, 1995. Member of advisory task force on United States industrial competitiveness United States House of Representatives, 1987.
Consultant European Commission Telecom. Directorate, 1995; advisor to panel on high performance computing and committee Office Science and Technology Policy, The White House, 1991-1992.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Management Association Research and Development Council, 1989-1993. Chairman technical transfer merit program New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology, 1992-1998. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (chairman device research conference 1963, committee on United States competitiveness 1988-1989, board advisory task force on new initiatives 1989-1990, chairman Marconi award committee 1987, Alexander Graham Bell prize committee 1990-1994, chairman 1992-1994, Frederik Philips award committee 1998-1902, W.R.G. Baker prize, 1967, Frederik Philips award 1992, engineering leadership recognition 1996, corporation recognition award committee 1999-2003, chairman 2001-2002, awards board & policies and planning committee 2003-2009, chairman corporation recognitions council 2005-2008, chairman, 2007-2009, awards review com, 2006-2010), American Physical Society (industrial affiliates committee 1984-1987, editorial board Physics Today 1985-1988, George E. Pake prize 1992), Institute Physics and Physical Society (London), International Engineering Consortium.
Member National Research Council (survey director committee on survey of materials science and engineering 1970-1974, panel chairman committee on mineral resources and environmental 1973-1975, panel chairman materials science engineering study committee 1986-1988, national materials advisory board 1976-1980), Metallurgical Society American Institute of Mining (chairman John Bardeen prize committee 1993-1995), Materials Research Society, New York Academy of Sciences.
Interests
Connections
Married Betty Freda Edith Boyce, September 22, 1950. Children: Trevor Alan, Kevin Ray.
