Background
Owens, Frank James was born in Dublin. Son of Arthur Henry and Kathleen Mary (McKormack) Owens. came to the United States, 1947.
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Frank James Owens
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Bachelor of Science, Manhattan College, 1962; Master of Science, U. Connecticut, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Connecticut, 1968.
Career
Space scientist, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Greenbelt, Maryland., 1964, 65;
research assistant department physics, U. Connecticut, Storrs, 1965-1968;
research physicist, Department Army, Feltman Research Laboratory, Picatinny, New Jersey, 1970-1979;
assistant technical director, Armament Research and Development Command, Dover, New Jersey, 1979-1980;
chief molecular properties section, Energetic Materials Laboratory, Picatinny, 1980-1984;
chief physics branch, Energetic Materials Laboratory, Picatinny, 1985-1989;
professor physics, Hunter College, CUNY, New York City, 1989-1990;
professor physics, Graduate School of CUNY, since 1990;
senior research physicist, Armament Research and Development Center, Picatinny, since 1990. Author: The New Superconductors, 1996, Electromagnetic Absorption in Copper Oxide Superconductors, 1999. Editor: Magnetic Resonance of Phase Transitions, 1979, Vibrational Spectroscopy of Phase Transitions, 1984.
Contributor articles to professional journals.
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Membership
Member American Physical Society, Park Lakes Tennis Club (president since 1995, board directors), Sigma Xi, Sigma Pi Sigma.
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Married Janice ElizabethRourk, September 8, 1971. 1 child, Arthur.
