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Earl H. Dowell

Earl H. Dowell

William Holland Hall Distinguished Professor
Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
earl.dowell@duke.edu
185 Hudson Hall, Box 90300, Durham, NC 27708-0300
185 Hudson Hall, Box 90300, Durham, NC 27708

Awards & Honors

Den Hartog Medal

National ASME · 2009

Daniel Guggenheim Medal

National American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics · 2009

Spirit of St. Louis Medal

National American Society of Mechanical Engineers · 2008

Walter J. and Angeline H. Crichlow Trust Prize

National American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics · 2007

Honorary Fellow

National AIAA · 2004

Theodore von Karman Lectureship Award

National American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics · 2001

Distinguished Service Award

National American Academy of Mechanics · 1994

Board of Governors

State Research Triangle Institute · 1994

Fellow

National American Society of Mechanical Engineers · 1993

Elected Member

National National Academy of Engineering · 1993 Past Chair, Honors and Awards Committee

In the News

Published May 24, 2021
The Sky's the Limit for Duke Engineers Designing the Safest, Most Cost-Efficient Aircraft and Turbomachinery
Published January 14, 2015
Earl Dowell: Celebrating 75 Years of Duke Engineering
Published April 21, 2014
Earl Dowell: Will arming pilots stop a terrorist attack?