Earl H. Dowell

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

• Daniel Guggenheim Medal. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. 2009
• Den Hartog Medal. ASME. 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
• Elected Member. National Academy of Engineering. 1993
• Fellow. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 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