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Biography: About Me
David R. Dowling completed his doctorate in 1988 at Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories of the California Institute of Technology and moved north to Seattle to accommodate his wife's career in medicine. While there, he worked for a year in the Laser Technology Section of Boeing Aerospace and Electronics, and then for almost three years as a post-doc at the Applied Physics Laboratory of the University of Washington. In 1992, he accepted a faculty position in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan. In 2021, he became Chair of the Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. Prof. Dowling is currently conducting research in acoustics and fluid mechanics. He teaches courses in these subjects and in experimental techniques. He is a fellow of the Acoustical Society of America, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the American Physical Society – Division of Fluid Dynamics. He received the ASME Per Brüel Gold Medal for Noise Control and Acoustics in 2021, and was named the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Professor of Marine and Offshore Design Performance in 2023. He is a US citizen and is married with seven children.
Current Positions at the University of Michigan:
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Professor and Department Chair of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering