Duncan Dowson was a British engineer who was Professor of Engineering Fluid Mechanics and Tribology at the University of Leeds.
13 Facts About Duncan Dowson
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Duncan Dowson returned to the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Leeds as a Lecturer in 1954, ultimately becoming Professor of Engineering Fluid Mechanics and Tribology there.
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Duncan Dowson was best known for his work on elastohydrodynamic lubrication.
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Duncan Dowson was Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Leeds from 1987 to 1992 and director of the Institute of Tribology there from 1967 to 1986.
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Duncan Dowson was Pro-Vice-Chancellor at Leeds from 1983 to 1985.
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Duncan Dowson retired in 1993 with the title Emeritus Professor.
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Duncan Dowson was President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in 1992.
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Duncan Dowson was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1987.
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Duncan Dowson was made a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 1989.
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Duncan Dowson was elected a Fellow for the Royal Academy of Engineering in 1982.
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In 1951 Duncan Dowson married Mabel Strickland from Cropton in North Yorkshire, who had attended the same school.
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Duncan Dowson died on 6 January 2020 in Leeds at the age of 91.
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Duncan Dowson's wife died a few months later on 11 October 2020.