Background
Cookson, Alan Howard was born on July 3, 1939 in London. Son of Joseph and Rachel (Wiseman) Cookson. came to the United States, 1968.
researcher electrical engineer
Cookson, Alan Howard was born on July 3, 1939 in London. Son of Joseph and Rachel (Wiseman) Cookson. came to the United States, 1968.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering with 1st class honors, Queen Mary College, London University, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy of Electrical Engineering, Queen Mary College, London University, 1965.
Research fellow Queen Mary College, London, 1964—1965. Research officer Central Electrical Research Laboratories, Leatherhead, England, 1965—1969. Senior engineer Westinghouse Research and Development Center, Pittsburgh, 1968—1975.
Manager gas cable research Westinghouse Power Circuit Breaker, Westborough, Massachusetts, 1975—1980. Manager polymers, dielectrics and advanced batteries Westinghouse Science & Technology Center, Pittsburgh, 1980—1992. Deputy director Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory division National Institute Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, since 1992.
United States representative advanced materials for electro technical committee International Conference Large Electrical Systems, since 1996. Member United States national committee International Electrotech. Commission; convener Working Group on Gas Insulated Cables, International Conference Large Electrical Systems, 1980-1990.
Member advisory committee Mississippi State University, 1983. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (president Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society 1993-1994), Institute Electrical Engineers London. Member Physical Society, Institute Physics London.
Married Elizabeth Rosamond Ritblat, October 24, 1965. Children: Richard Jonathan, Simon Charles.