Lowell Jay Burnett

Background

Burnett, Lowell Jay was born on June 15, 1941 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Jay Duffy and Barbara Montana (Blair) Burnett.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Portland State University, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy (National Science Foundation predoctoral trainee), U. Wyoming, 1970.

Career

Instructor physics, U. Wyoming, Laramie, 1970; presidential fellow chemistry division, Los Alamos (New Mexico) Science Laboratory, 1971-1972; professor physics, San Diego State University, since 1972; chairman physics department, San Diego State University, 1979-1987; director applied physics research laboratory, San Diego State University, 1981-1987; president, Quantum Magnetics, San Diego, 1988-1994; Chief Executive Officer,, Quantum Magnetics, San Diego, 1994-1997; chairman, Quantum Magnetics, San Diego, since 1997. Consultant on explosives and narcotics detection, environmental monitoring and control, science instrumentation design. Association Western Universities faculty fellow, 1973-1974.

Consultant office technical assessment United States Congress, Universal Oil Products, Inc., National Institute for Petroleum and Energy Research, Science Applications, Inc., Item response theory Corporation, Gillette Corporation, Control Data Corporation, Los Alamos National Laboratory. Member international advisory panel Electronics, McGraw-Hill. Board dis. Mangesensors.

Achievements

• Lowell Jay Burnett has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors San Diego State University Foundation, 1989-1997.

Connections

Married Joan Susan Merk, June17, 1961. Children— David Alan, Craig Michael.

Father:

Jay Duffy Burnett

Mother:

Barbara Montana (Blair) Burnett

Spouse:

Joan Susan Merk