▁he ▁earned ▁a ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁physical ▁chem istry ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Texas ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁fac ulty . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁Brow ne ▁worked ▁at ▁Queen ' s ▁University ▁B elf ast ▁in ▁Ireland , ▁where ▁he ▁helped ▁establish ▁the ▁school ' s ▁first ▁computational ▁center . ▁He ▁was ▁named ▁a ▁full ▁professor ▁upon ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Texas ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁For ▁a ▁time , ▁Brow ne ▁was ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁department ▁of ▁computer ▁science , ▁and ▁held ▁the ▁reg ents ' ▁chair ▁# 2 ▁in ▁computer ▁sciences . ▁ ▁Career ▁Brow ne ▁founded ▁the ▁James ▁C . ▁Brow ne ▁Gr adu ate ▁Fellow ship ▁Fund ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Texas , ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁a ▁fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Association ▁for ▁Comput ing ▁Mach in ery , ▁the ▁American ▁Phys ical ▁Society , ▁the ▁American ▁Association ▁for ▁the ▁Ad van cement ▁of ▁Science , ▁and ▁the ▁British ▁Computer ▁Society . ▁▁ ▁Brown ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Gay le , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁three ▁children , ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁to ▁his ▁death ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁aged ▁ 8 3 . ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 8 ▁death s ▁Category : American ▁computer ▁scient ists ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Texas ▁at ▁Austin ▁College ▁of ▁Natural ▁Sciences ▁al umn i ▁Category : Univers