Background
III, Hartley H. Downs was born on October 21, 1949 in Ridgewood, New Jersey, United States. Son of Hartley Harrison and Jennie Mae D.
III, Hartley H. Downs was born on October 21, 1949 in Ridgewood, New Jersey, United States. Son of Hartley Harrison and Jennie Mae D.
Bachelor of Science, Grove City College, 1971; Master of Science, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1973; Doctor of Philosophy, W. Virginia U., 1978; postgraduate, U. Colorado, 1976-1977.
Postdoctoral research associate chemistry Department, University Southern California, Los Angeles, 1977-1978; staff chemist corporation research laboratories, Exxon Research and Engineering Company, Linden, New Jersey, 1978-1981; staff chemist corporation research laboratories, Exxon Research and Engineering Company, Houston, 1981-1983; staff chemist corporation research laboratories, Exxon Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, New Jersey, 1983-1986; research scientist, surface chemistry and corrosion science group supervisor, Baker Performance Chemicals, Houston, 1986-1991; research manager, Baker Performance Chemicals, Houston, 1991-1992; technical director, Baker Performance Chemicals, Houston, 1992-1997; technical director, Baker Petrolite, Houston, since 1997.
Member American Chemical Society, Society Petroleum Engineers, Offshore Operators Committee (task force on environmental science), NACE International (chairman task force on oilindustry biocides since 1996, symposium chairman mineral scale deposit control in oilfield operations 1994, 98, chairman corrosion/94 and corrosion/98 symposia), Phi Lambda Upsilon.
Married Cindy Marie Millen, June 19, 1976. Children: Kathryn Marie, Jennifer Anne, Susanna Jayne.