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Education:
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin

Research Interests:

  • Space Systems and Mission Design

  • Vehicle Modeling, Lunar and Planetary Exploration Systems

  • Systems Engineering Education


Dr. Fowler's research focuses on the area of design and design methodology, the modeling and design of spacecraft, and planetary exploration systems. He has served on the Cockrell School of Engineering faculty since 1965. He has three years of industrial experience, has published more than 50 technical articles and reports and has co-authored three books.

He was inducted into the UT Academy of Distinguished Teachers in 1997 and is a Fellow of both the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the American Society for Engineering Education. He served as President of the American Society for Engineering Education in 2000-2001. His current work focuses on the development of systems engineering materials and courses for the aerospace engineering program.

News

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Go Change the World, Class of 2025

Congratulations to our Class of 2025 students who will be leaving the Forty Acres soon to continue their engineering journeys in the real world.

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Move Forward by Looking Inward: Advice to Students from Professor Manuel Rausch

Professor Manuel Rausch shares advice for students as they prepare to leave the Forty Acres and transition to their next journeys in life.

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Krithik Vishwanath

Scholarships Support Computational Research in Oncology and Glaciology

Computational engineering junior Krithik Vishwanath has been awarded the 2025 Graham F. Carey Computational Science Scholarship by the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences.

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Jin Yang

Jin Yang Wins NSF CAREER Award to Study Viscoelastic Materials

Jin Yang has received a prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award for 2025.

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Research

From land and water on Earth to the stars and beyond, our research is not only changing the world and the lives of people who live here – it is transforming the future of air travel and space exploration, creating opportunities for future discoveries outside our world. At UT Aerospace, the sky is not the limit.

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$25.5M

In Research Expenditures

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Graduate Aerospace Engineering Program in the Nation

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#10

Undergraduate Aerospace Engineering Program in the Nation

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ASE/EM Academy of Distinguished Alumni

Meet the Class of 2025

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2025 ASE/EM Graduation Reception

Learn about the Graduation Reception on May 9

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Faculty Openings

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Research Seminars

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