Alexander Dowling

Tony and Sarah Earley Collegiate Professor of Energy and the Environment; Associate Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

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Office
256 Nieuwland Science Hall
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Email
adowling@nd.edu

Biography

Professor Dowling teaches courses related to computational optimization, numerical methods, applied mathematics and statistics, data science, and advanced process controls. He has been recognized with an NSF CAREER award (2019), the Junior Sargent Medal from IChemE (2023), the university-wide Mentoring Award from the Graduate Student Government (2023), the James A. Burns, C.S.C., Award (2025), and two R&D 100 awards. He holds a B.S.E from the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor and a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University, all in chemical engineering.