Earl H. Dowell

NAE Member

Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

William Holland Hall Distinguished Professor

Earl H. Dowell Profile Photo
Earl H. Dowell Profile Photo

Research Themes

Aerodynamics & Aeroelasticity, Computation & Artificial Intelligence

Education

  • B.S. University of Illinois, 1959
  • Sc.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1961
  • D.Sc. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1964

Positions

  • William Holland Hall Distinguished Professor
  • Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
  • Affiliate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society

Awards, Honors, and Distinctions

  • Den Hartog Medal. ASME. 2009
  • Daniel Guggenheim Medal. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. 2009
  • Spirit of St. Louis Medal. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 2008
  • Walter J. and Angeline H. Crichlow Trust Prize. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. 2007
  • Honorary Fellow. AIAA. 2004
  • Theodore von Karman Lectureship Award. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. 2001
  • Distinguished Service Award. American Academy of Mechanics. 1994
  • Board of Governors. Research Triangle Institute. 1994
  • Fellow. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 1993
  • Elected Member. National Academy of Engineering. 1993

Courses Taught

  • ME 775: Aeroelasticity
  • ME 592: Research Independent Study in Mechanical Engineering or Material Science
  • ME 591: Research Independent Study in Mechanical Engineering or Material Science
  • ME 541: Intermediate Dynamics: Dynamics of Very High Dimensional Systems
  • ME 494: Engineering Undergraduate Fellows Projects
  • ME 493: Engineering Undergraduate Fellows Projects
  • ME 492: Special Projects in Mechanical Engineering
  • ME 491: Special Projects in Mechanical Engineering
  • ME 392: Undergraduate Projects in Mechanical Engineering
  • ENERGY 796T: Bass Connections Energy & Environment Research Team
  • ENERGY 795T: Bass Connections Energy & Environment Research Team
  • ENERGY 396T: Bass Connections Energy & Environment Research Team
  • ENERGY 395T: Bass Connections Energy & Environment Research Team
  • EGR 244L: Dynamics
  • CEE 625: Intermediate Dynamics: Dynamics of Very High Dimensional Systems

Publications