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21 - 24 September, 2024
Colorado Convention Center
Denver, Colorado USA
Events
Marla Dowell
CHIPS for America
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About the Speaker
Marla Dowell is the Director of the CHIPS R&D Metrology Program and NIST Boulder Laboratory. She began her career at NIST as a researcher in the field of optical metrology for photolithography. Dowell has represented NIST on national and international standards committees as well as external advisory committees on research innovation, photonics, and communications. Her abilities to foster collaborations with both private and public sector partners and to lead high performing research organizations have been recognized with numerous awards, including the Allen V. Astin Award and the Arthur S. Flemming Award from George Washington University. Dowell is a fellow of SPIE, senior member of IEEE, and a member of the Federal Innovation Council.