Professor of Architectural Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin
Fowler began his education at The University of Texas at Austin, earning a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in architectural engineering. He joined the College’s engineering faculty in 1964 after completing a civil engineering doctorate at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Since then, he has earned an international reputation for developing stronger, more durable materials for bridges, and for exemplary leadership. In 1998 he earned the engineering profession’s highest honor when elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for his “development and application of concrete-polymer materials.”
Fowler holds the Joe J. King Chair in Engineering and the T. U. Taylor Professorship, and directs the university’s International Center for Aggregates Research. He teaches undergraduates and graduates about materials, concrete repair, forensic engineering and the design of concrete structures, and has received outstanding teacher awards on campus, including selection in 2000 to join the university’s Academy of Distinguished Teachers.
In research, his expertise includes the use of polymer concretes for repair applications, the use of concrete sealers, and the use of intelligent polymer concrete. He also has served as a consultant to federal and state agencies, construction companies and others. That consulting work has involved designing and building bridges and buildings, and investigating structure failures.
Fowler’s professional activities include serving on the American Concrete Institute’s board of directors and as chair of institute committees. Among his professional honors are being named the first non-Russian to become an honorary member of the Russian Academy of Engineering, and serving as first president of the International Congress on Polymers in Concrete.
At the university, Fowler chairs the Intercollegiate Athletics Council for Men, and is a member of the Faculty Advisory Building Committee. He co-chaired the D.K. Royal Memorial Stadium expansion and renovation effort. He also has served as chairman of the College’s Awards Committee, and is a Friend of Alec.
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