Daniel A. Lowy

Background

Daniel A. was born on 10 October in 1953 in Cluj, Romania.

Education

Daniel A. studied at Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj, Romania. In 1991 he received a Doctoral Degree in Physical Chemistry.

Daniel A. was a student of the West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia, United States. In 1996 he became a Doctor of Philosophy.

Career

Assistant professor Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj, Romania, 1990-2002, Assistant Professor University Memphis, 1996-2002, Senior Scientist, Nova Research, Inc. at United States Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 2000-2008, Sr. Scientist, BAE Systems at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 2008-2010, Sr. Scientist at FlexEl, LLC, College Park, MD, 2010-2016. Adjunct Professor at Nova University, Alexandria, Virginia, since 2000. Director of Science and Innovation, VALOR HUNGARIAE, Budapest, Hungary, since 2018.

Achievements

• Achievements include awarded patents for microbial fuel cells that harvest energy from marine sediment. 8 awarded patents (2 USA, 1 International, and 5 Romanian). Over 80 peer-reviewed papers on energy harvesting and storage, electrochemical techniques, nano-size systems, and radiocarbon age determination of baobab trees, 2 monographs, and 10 book chapters on energy conversion, surface modifications, and nano electrochemistry.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: 3 books on history of Cluj/Kolozsvár and Oradea/Nagyvárad. Contributor chapters to books and more than 74 papers to professional journals.

Politics

I have never been a member of any party.

Views

I trust the middle of the road approach. Nothing should be adopted or rejected without criticism.

Membership

President Hungarian Club, Washington, 2005-2008. Member of International P.E.N. Club (licentiate).

Personality

Friendly, approachable, team worker, hard working and dedicated to accomplishing project tasks.

Interests

• History of WW-2

• Writers

  Gabriel Garcia-Márquez

• Artists

  Valentina Lisitsa

• Music & Bands

  Dmitri Shostakovitch: Piano Concerto No. 2

Connections

Daniel A. has a daughter: Alice A. Lowy.

Daughter:

Alice A. Lowy

She works for Vector Works, and since 2021 she is pursuing MBA studies at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.

Friend and co-worker:

Bence Matyas

Bence is a talented, creative ascending scientist, interested in terraforming Planet Mars. He attempts to develop appropriate instruments for monitoring plant health over the space mission and when planted in Mars soil.

Friend and co-worker:

Adrian Patrut

Over the past two decades Professor Adrian Patrut has uncovered and explored large size old baobab trees from 4 continents. We published together over 20 papers on this topic, the most prominent being an account in Nature Plants.

References

• LinkedIn Profile A detailed account on Daniel's expertise and professional activities
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