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Dr. Ray M. Bowen
Mechanical Engineering
B.S., Texas A&M University, 1958
M.S., California Institute of Technology, 1959
Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1961 |
Ray M. Bowen was born in Fort Worth,
Texas, and earned his B.S. in mechanical engineering at Texas A&M
University. After receiving his M.S. at the California Institute
of Technology, he returned to Texas A&M for his Ph.D. in mechanical
engineering. From 1994 to 2002, he served as president of Texas
A&M and is currently president emeritus with a faculty appointment
in mechanical engineering. His research interest is in nonlinear
continuum mechanics with a focus on the theory of mixtures.
Under Bowen’s leadership, Texas A&M was admitted to the
Association of American Universities, expanded and enhanced numerous
academic programs, and successfully completed a major capital campaign.
Bowen has been instrumental in the creation of Vision 2020, an effort
to propel the institution into the ranks of the country’s
top 10 public universities by the year 2020.
Before assuming the presidency of Texas A&M, Bowen served for
a year as interim president of Oklahoma State University. He joined
the administration of Oklahoma State in 1991 as provost and vice
president for academic affairs. His earlier academic appointments
included Dean of the College of Engineering, Director of the Center
for robotics and Manufacturing Systems, and Director of the Center
for Applied Energy Research at the University of Kentucky (1983-1989);
faculty member in the Mechanical Engineering and Mathematical Sciences
Department, Rice University (1967-1983); and member of the engineering
mechanics faculty at Louisiana State University (1965-1967).
Bowen held two managerial positions at the National Science Foundation.
In 1982-1983, he served as Director of the Division of Mechanical
Engineering and Applied Mechanics, and in 1990-1991, he was Deputy
Assistant Director and Acting Assistant Director for Engineering.
He is a member of several professional societies and has authored
or coauthored numerous professional articles and books.
Bowen was appointed to the National Science Board in 2002.
August 2008
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