Background
Cowley, John Maxwell was born on February 18, 1923 in Peterborough, South Australia. Son of Alfred Ernest and Doris (Milway) Cowley. came to the United States, 1970.
Cowley, John Maxwell was born on February 18, 1923 in Peterborough, South Australia. Son of Alfred Ernest and Doris (Milway) Cowley. came to the United States, 1970.
Bachelor of Science, U. Adelaide, Australia, 1942; Master of Science, U. Adelaide, Australia, 1945; Doctor of Science, U. Adelaide, Australia, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1949.
Research officer, Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation, Melbourne, Australia, 1945-1962; chief research officer, head crystallography section, Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation, 1960-1962; professor physics, U. Melbourne, Australia, 1962-1970; Galvin professor physics, Arizona State University, Tempe, 1970-1994; Regents' professor, Arizona State University, Tempe, 1988-1994; regents professor emeritus, Arizona State University, Tempe, since 1994. Member United States National Committee for Crystallography, 1973-1978, 84-86.
Fellow Australian Academy Science, Institute Physics (London), Australian Institute Physics, Royal Society (London), American Physical Society. Member International Union Crystallography (member Executive Committee 1963-1969, chair commission on electron diffraction 1987-1993, Ewald Prize 1987), American Institute Physics, American Crystallographic Association, Electron Microscope Society American (director 1971-1975).
Married Roberta Joan Beckett, Dec.15, 1951. Children— Deborah Suzanne, Jillian Patricia.