istry ▁at ▁Excel si or ▁high ▁school ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Science ▁Department ▁for ▁one ▁year , ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁began ▁lect uring ▁at ▁CA ST ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 0 th ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁His ▁time ▁at ▁this ▁institution ▁was ▁interrupted ▁inter mitt ently ▁by ▁educational ▁purs uits . ▁L owe ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Art ▁Science ▁and ▁technology ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁and ▁was ▁made ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁science ▁department ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁– ▁the ▁first ▁native ▁J ama ican ▁to ▁have ▁held ▁this ▁position . ▁L owe ▁returned ▁again ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁vice ▁principal ▁of ▁academic ▁affairs . ▁Being ▁persu aded ▁by ▁J ama ica ' s ▁then ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁the ▁U . S ., ▁Douglas ▁F let cher , ▁L owe ▁left ▁his ▁position ▁at ▁CA ST ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Energy ▁to ▁help ▁manage ▁the ▁severe ▁energy ▁crisis ▁J ama ica ▁was ▁experien cing . ▁ ▁Research ▁ ▁L owe ’ s ▁research ▁is ▁focused ▁on ▁as certain ing ▁medic inal ▁and ▁ph arm ac ological ▁qual ities ▁of ▁ ▁J ama ican ▁plants ; ▁in ▁particular ▁C ann ab is ▁and ▁Till ands ia ▁rec ur v ata . ▁L owe ▁has ▁been ▁involved ▁in ▁C ann ab is ▁research ▁" since ▁ 1 9 7 2 ". ▁His ▁Ph . D . ▁focused ▁on ▁exam ining ▁the ▁“ the ▁structure ▁activity ▁relationships ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁can nab ino ids