Background
Bowhill, Sidney Allan was born on August 6, 1927 in Dover, Kent, England. Son of Sidney Allan and Violet (Clarke) Bowhill. came to the United States, 1955, naturalized, 1962.
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Sidney Allan Bowhill
Edit ProfileElectrical engineering educator
Sidney Allan Bowhill, British electrical engineering educator. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (proceedings board consultant, proceedings editorial board 1965-1968), American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Geophysical Union, American Meteorological Society; member American Society Engineering Education, National Academy Engineering, Sigma Xi, Sigma Tau, Eta Kappa Nu.
Education
Bachelor, Cambridge (England) University, 1948; Master of Arts, Cambridge (England) University, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge (England) University, 1954.
Career
Research engineer, Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Company Ltd., Chelmsford, Essex., England, 1953-1955;
associate professor electrical engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1955-1962;
professor electrical engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1962-1986;
professor electrical engineering Department, University Massachusetts, Lowell, since 1986;
department head, U. Massachusetts, Lowell, 1986-1989;
associate dean for research, U. Massachusetts, Lowell, since 1990;
chairman, United States of America Commission 3, International Science Radio Union
associate editor, Radio Science, 1964-1967;
editor, Radio Science, 1968-1972;
with publications committee, Radio Science, since 1990;
vice chairman, International Commission 3, 1969-1972;
chairman, International Commission 3, 1972-1975;
vice chairman, United States of America National Committee, 1985-1988;
chairman, United States of America National Committee, 1988-1990;
member working group 4, Inter-Union Committee Space Research, 1966-1979;
co-chairman panel interactions neutral and ionized atmospheres, Inter-Union Committee Space Research, 1966-1979;
chairman science commission C, Inter-Union Committee Space Research, 1979-1984;
member panel science ballooning, Inter-Union Committee Space Research, 1979-1982. Convenor, program chairman Symposium (9th meeting), Vienna, Austria, 1966, Symposium (14th meeting), Seattle, 1971, Solar-Terrestrial PhysicsSymposium, São Paulo, Brazil, 1974, Innsbruck, Austria, 1978. Member committee data interchange and data centers National Academy Sciences, 1967-1982, potential contamination and interference from space experiments, since 1963, committee polar research, 1967-1970, chairman panel upper atmospheric physical, 1967-1970,commission on solar terrestrial research, 1969-1979.
Member panel on Jicamarca Radio Observatory, 1969-1983, chairman panel, 1976-1978. Member Inter-Union Science Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 1967-1991, chairman working group II, 1968-1973. Chairman atmospheric physical programs committee Inter-Union Science Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Physics (Working Group 11), 1974-1980.
Chairman steering committee for middle atmosphere program, 1977-1989. Editorial advisory board Journal Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics, 1965-1981.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (proceedings board consultant, proceedings editorial board 1965-1968), American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Geophysical Union, American Meteorological Society. Member American Society Engineering Education, National Academy Engineering, Sigma Xi, Sigma Tau, Eta Kappa Nu. Clubs: Cosmos (Washington).
Connections
Married Margaret M. McLaughlin, August 22, 1959 (divorced 1987). Children: Allan J.C., Amanda M. Married Rita C. Sagalyn, June 9, 1990.
