Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics

Norman Dowling

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Frank J. Maher Professor

208 Holden Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061
540/231-5399
ndowling@vt.edu

Interests:

Fatigue, fracture, and deformation of structural components and materials, including the effects of notches, cracks and plasticity. Combined statistical and deterministic characterization of mechanical loading, and life prediction for complex loading histories. Biomechanics and biomaterials.

Education:

1972 Ph.D., Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, University of Illinois, Urbana
1968 B.S., Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, University of Illinois, Urbana
1967 B.S., Civil engineering (Structures), Clemson University

Honors & Awards:

2004 ASTM International, Fatigue Achievement Award, ASTM Committee E-08 on Fatigue and Fracture, November 2004.
2003 Editorial Board of The Journal of ASTM International, Section 1: Materials Performance and Characterization, 2003 to present.
2000 Editorial Review Board of Practical Failure Analysis, journal pub. by ASM International, Materials Park, OH, 2000 to present.
1999 American Society for Testing and Materials, Jerry R. Swedlow Lecture and Paper, keynote paper at the 31st National Symposium on Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics, June 22-24, 1999, Cleveland, Ohio, by Norman E. Dowling and Surot Thangjitham, on "An Overview and Discussion of Basic Methodology for Fatigue."
1998 Editorial Advisory Board of International Journal Fatigue, pub. by Elsevier Science, Oxford, UK, 1998 to present.
1990 ASTM Award of Merit and honorary title of Fellow in ASTM, May 1990.
1983 Editorial Board of Journal Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, pub. by Blackwell Science in cooperation with ASTM and ESIS, Oxford, UK, 1983 to present.
1982 ASTM Committee E24 on Fracture Testing, Award of Appreciation for liaison work with Committee E9 on Fatigue, Dec. 1982.
1972 Outstanding Young Teacher in Engineering Mechanics (J. O. Smith Award), April 1972, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Dept., University of Illinois.
1967 Highest Honors graduate of Clemson University, May 1967.

Facilities:

Servohydraulic Laboratory

CoursesTaught:

ESM 3054 Mech Behav Matls Fall 2009
ESM 3064 Mech Behav Matls Lab Fall 2009
ESM 4024 Adv Mechanical Behavior Matls Spring 2009
ESM 5144 Deformation & Fracture of Mtls Spring 2009
ESM 3054 Mech Behav Matls Fall 2008
ESM 3064 Mech Behav Matls Lab Fall 2008
ESM 4024 Adv Mechanical Behavior Mtls Spring 2008
ESM 5144 Deformation & Fracture of Mtls Spring 2008
ESM 5994 Research and Thesis Spring 2008
ESM 7994 Research and Dissertation Spring 2008
ESM 3054 Mech Behav Matls Fall 2007
ESM 3064 Mech Behav Matls Lab Fall 2007
ESM 5994 Research and Thesis Fall 2007
ESM 7994 Research and Dissertation Fall 2007
ESM 4024 Adv Mechanical Behavior Mtls Spring 2007
ESM 5994 Research and Thesis Spring 2007
ESM 7994 Research and Dissertation Spring 2007
ESM 3054 Mech Behav Matls Fall 2006
ESM 3064 Mech Behav Matls Lab Fall 2006
ESM 4024 Adv Mechanical Behavior Mtls Spring 2006
ESM 5144 Deformation & Fracture of Materialsls Spring 2006
ESM 3054 Mechanical Behavior Materials Fall 2005
ESM 3064 Mech Behav Matls Lab Fall 2005
ESM 4024 Adv Mech Behav Matls Spring 2005
ESM 5144 Deformation & Fracture of Mtls Spring 2005
ESM 4024 Adv Mech Behav Matls Spring 2004
ESM 5144 Deformation & Fracture of Mtls Spring 2004
ESM 3054 Mechanical Behavior Materials Fall 2003