Jerry Tray Dowell

Background

Dowell, Jerry Tray was born on February 12, 1938 in Yreka, California, United States. Son of Traber Gatewood and Dorothy Jean (Douglas) Dowell.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Physics summa cum laude, University of California, Berkeley, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University of California, Berkeley, 1966.

Career

Research scientist, Lockheed Research Laboratory, Palo Alto, California, 1966-1970; assistant professor physics, U. Missouri, Rolla, 1970-1974; group leader, TEMPEST manager, Item response theory Corporation, San Diego, 1974-1987; TEMPEST manager, Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, 1987-1990; Research and Development scientist, Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, since 1991.

Achievements

• Jerry Tray Dowell has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (author technical articles, ch), American Physical Society, American Society Mass Spectrometry, Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocations: amateur radio, violin making, book collecting.

Connections

Married Gail Kilker, December 14, 1968. Children: Moira, Erica, Andrea.

Father:

Traber Gatewood Dowell

Mother:

Dorothy Jean (Douglas) Dowell

Spouse:

Gail Kilker

child:

Erica Dowell

child:

Andrea Dowell

child:

Moira Dowell