 Since the establishment of the Faraday Society in 1903, Lowry had been its active member and served as its president between 1928 and 1930.In 1914 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society.During and after the World War I, Lowry acted as director of shell-filling (1917–1919) and worked for the Trench Warfare Committee, Chemical Warfare Committee and Ordnance Committee.