Background
Ownby, Paul Darrell was born on November 9, 1935 in Salt Lake City. Son of Paul William and Isabel Hope (Pearson) Ownby.
Ownby, Paul Darrell was born on November 9, 1935 in Salt Lake City. Son of Paul William and Isabel Hope (Pearson) Ownby.
Bachelor of Science, University Utah, 1961. Master of Science (Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Company fellow), Missouri School Mines and Metallurgy, 1962;Doctor of Philosophy (Kennecott Copper fellow), Ohio State University, 1967.
Research ceramist Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio, 1963-1968. Assistant professor of University Missouri, Rolla, 1968, associate professor, 1969-1974, professor ceramic engineering, since 1974. Chairman, chief executive officer MRD Corporation, since 1984.
Visiting scientist Max Planck Institut fur Werkstoff Wissenschaften, Stuttgart, Germany, 1974-1975, 79.
Director.Rinco, Incorporated., Rolla, Missouri, 1972-1977. Consultant Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, 1968-1970, Dynasil Corporation American, 1969-1974, 79-82, Eagle Picher Industries, Incorporated., since 1968, McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Company, 1974-1976, Monsanto Company, 1979-1986, A.P. Green Refractories Company, 1979-1980, Aspen Research, 1987, Digital Controls Incorporated., 1987-1989, Terratek, 1987, 3d Millenium Technologies, 1991.
Visiting professor Swiss Federal Institute Technology, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zürich, Switzerland, 1992. Neighborhood commissioner Central Ohio district Boy Scouts American, 1966-1967, institutional representative 1970, 73-74, troop committee, 1961-1962, 70-74, chairman, 1973, institutional head, 1979-1983, scoutmaster 1987.
Battelle Memorial Institute fellow, 1973.
Recipient American Society for Testing and Materials and American Society for Microbiology Hot Isostatic Pressing History Landmark award Battelle Memorial Institute, 1985.
Member Church Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints. Troop com Central Ohio District Boy Scouts Am, 1961—1962, 1970—1974, neighborhood commissioner, 1966—1967, institutional representative, 1970, 1973—1974, chairman, 1973, institutional head, 1979—1983, scoutmaster, since 1987. Member of Keramos (outstanding Teacher award 1985), Ceramic Education Council, Materials Research Society, American Ceramic Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Nina Rose Mugleston, August 31, 1961. Children: Melissa, Heather, Kirsten, Kirsten, Shannon, Paul William, Evan Darrell, Martha.