Background
Barnes, James Alford was born on August 20, 1944 in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Son of James Crowell and Margaret (Alford) Barnes.
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James Alford Barnes
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Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Davidson (North Carolina) College, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy in Inorganic Chemistry, U. North Carolina, 1971.
Career
Postdoctoral fellow, U. Southampton, England, 1970-1971; National Institutes of Health postdoctoral fellow, United States.C., Columbia, 1971-1972; assistant professor, Western Maryland. College, Westminster, 1972-1973; associate professor, Austin College, Sherman, Texas, 1973-1983; chemist, Shell Development Corporation, Houston, 1976; research chemist, Texas Instruments, Sherman, 1980; chemist, S.W. Research Institute, San Antonio, 1981; research chemist, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1981-1982; research chemist, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Silver Spring, Maryland., since 1982; head electrochemistry branch, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Silver Spring, since 1993. Consultant on batteries and battery safety various government agys., since 1984.
Achievements
Membership
Active zoning board City of Sherman, 1974-1981, recreation board City of College Park, Maryland., since 1986. Member American Chemical Society, Royal Chemical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Electrochemical Society.
Connections
Married Helen Scroggins, June 11, 1966. Children: Mary Alford, Curtis Crowell.
