Background
Powell, James Alfred was born on October 30, 1945 in Sutton, Surrey, United Kingdom. Son of James Herbert and Eileen (Newell) Powell.
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James Alfred Powell
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Bachelor of Science in Building with 1st honors, Manchester (England) University, 1967; Master of Science in Design Technology with distinction, Manchester (England) University, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy in Psychoacoustics, Salford U., Manchester, 1974.
Career
Research scholar, ICI Building Department, Welwyn, England, 1970-1971;
lecturer, senior research associate, Dundee (United Kingdom) U., 1971-1974;
reader, professor (grade 5), Portsmouth Polytechnic, 1975-1991;
head department, deputy dean, professor, Brunel U., Uxbridge, England, 1991-1994;
director graduate school, director innovative enterprise, Salford U., Manchester, since 1994. Special advisor Public Works Canada, Ontario, 1985-1989. Managing director Workskills, Winchester, 1988-1990.
Advisor Lucas Engineering & Systems, Shirley, England, 1991-1995. Member United Kingdom technical foresight panel manufacturing and business purposes. Chairman of Commission on cognitive engineer Economics ans Social Sciences.
Achievements
Membership
Management chairman Portsmouth Housing Association, 1983. Chairman education and training committee, member engineering board Engineers and Physical Sciences Research Council, Swindon, 1975-1992. Fellow Royal Society Arts, Institute Management, Institute Acoustics (county member 1985-1989).
Member Chartered Institute Builders, Design Research Society (chairman since 1978).
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Married Jennifer Elizabeth Morton, September 6, 1976. 1 child, Matthew James Robert Morton.
