Grant Rowe:  

I live in upstate, NY - a town called Niskayuna, near the state capitol of Albany. Have been here 33 years. Retired from GE three years ago. Most of my time with GE was at the Research Center. My biggest surprise is that I never left. I always wanted to return to the Northwest. On the other hand, it's beautiful in this area - very rural and close to mountains and water. Went to WSU, studied Metallurgy. Loved chemistry (physical) and math so metallurgy was a good niche for me. Grad School at Univ of Illinois PhD in metallurgical engineering. I was very proud of my thesis - I discovered a new particle diffraction phenomenon and proved its existence. Worked for many years at the GE R&D Center and the GE Power Systems division. I loved every minute of it. When I was younger, mountain climbing and skiing were my passions. Now knees limit hiking and back limits skiing. Now into skeet shooting and competitive pistol, golf and scuba diving. I quit playing the cello 20 years ago and am trying to get started again. Married to Lois, have three children. One in ME, one CA and the youngest just finishing college at Hamilton 2 hrs from her...Expand for more