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Knowles, Timothy Ray was born on March 18, 1947 in Akron, Ohio, United States. Son of Charles Whetstone and Josephine (Zavodney) Knowles.
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Timothy Ray Knowles
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Timothy Ray Knowles, American Physicist. Achievements include development of high-speed heat-absorbing composite materials, high-energy phase change carbon brakes; research in materials science, energy, surface science, electrochemistry. Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Society of Automotive Engineers, American Physical Society, Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering.
Education
Bachelor of Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, San Diego, 1977.
Career
Research assistant, University of California, San Diego, 1970-1977; research physicist, U. Hamburg, Germany, 1978-1980; research physicist, Siemens Research Center, Erlangen, Germany, 1980-1981; research physicist, Free U. Berlin, 1981-1983; principal scientist, Energy Science laboratories, Inc., San Diego, 1983-1990; vice president, Energy Science laboratories, Inc., San Diego, since 1990.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Society of Automotive Engineers, American Physical Society, Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering.
Connections
Married Marianne Ursula Guderjahn, June 10, 1985. 1 child, Sonja Irene.
