Background
Dowell, Michael Brendan was born on November 18, 1942 in New York City. Son of William Henry and Anne Susan (Cannon) Dowell.
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Michael Brendan Dowell
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Bachelor of Science, Fordham University, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University, 1967.
Career
Physicist, United States Army Frankford Arsenal, Philadelphia, 1967-1969; research scientist, Parma Technology Center, Union Carbide Corporation, (Ohio)., 1969-1974; development manager carbon fiber applications, Parma Technology Center, Union Carbide Corporation, (Ohio)., 1974-1976; group leader metals and ceramics research, Parma Technology Center, Union Carbide Corporation, (Ohio)., 1976-1980; senior group leader process research, Parma Technology Center, Union Carbide Corporation, (Ohio)., 1980-1982; manager market development, Parma Technology Center, Union Carbide Corporation, Ohio., 1982-1992; manager market development, Praxair Advanced Ceramics Inc. (formerly Union Carbide Corporation), Ohio., 1992-1993; manager market development, Advanced Ceramics Corporation(formerly Praxair Advanced Ceramics, Inc.), Cleveland, since 1993. Member unites states department Commerce Materials Technology advising committee, since 1994.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman 14th Congressional District steering committee Common Cause, 1974-1976. Officer, trustee Hudson Montessori Association, 1974-1979. Served to captain ordnance Army of the United States, 1967-1969.
Member American Chemical Society, American Physical Society, American Carbon Society, United States Advanced Ceramics Association (board directors 1988-1996), American Society Metals International (government public affairs committee since 1989), Phi Lambda Upsilon.
Connections
Married Gail Elizabeth Renton, March 16, 1968. Children: Rebecca, Margaret.
