Arthur Donwell Coates

Background

Coates, Arthur Donwell was born on June 14, 1928 in Steubenville, Ohio, United States. Son of Arthur Raymond and Margaret June (Thompson) Coates.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, College Steubenville, 1950; Master of Science in Chemistry, U. Delaware, 1961.

Career

Practice engineer, Wheeling Steel Corporation, Steubenville, 1950-1951; chemist, research chemist, Terminal Ballistics Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland., 1951-1955; chief ignition section, Terminal Ballistics Laboratory, 1955-1960; chief radiation damage section, Terminal Ballistics Laboratory, 1960-1970; chief methodology section, Terminal Ballistics Laboratory, 1970-1975; technical assistant to chief, Terminal Ballistics Division, 1975-1978; special assistant to director, United States Army Ballistic Research Laboratory, 1978-1986; president, Silver Farms, Inc., Aberdeen, Maryland., since 1979; president, Baker Cemetery Company, 1994. President Baker Cemetery, Inc., Aberdeen, since 1994. Consultant in fields of applied chemistry and ballistic technical.

Achievements

• Arthur Donwell Coates has been listed as a noteworthy Chemist, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With United States Army, 1951-1953. FEllow American Institute Chemists. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, New York Academy Sciences, Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce (board directors since 1994), Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Marie Maslin Silver, April 6, 1957. Children: Arthur Donwell Junior, Randolph Silver, Stephen Thompson.

Father:

Arthur Raymond Coates

Mother:

Margaret June (Thompson) Coates

Spouse:

Marie Maslin Silver

child:

Arthur Donwell Junior Coates

child:

Stephen Thompson Coates

child:

Randolph Silver Coates