Alexander Dowling

Alexander Dowling is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Notre Dame. He also holds affiliations with the Department of Applied & Computational Mathematics & Statistics and Notre Dame's energy and nanoscience centers.

• Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
• B.S.E., Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan

His research focuses on integrating chemical engineering, computational optimization, and uncertainty quantification to advance sustainable energy and environmental technologies. Key application areas include:

• Energy markets and infrastructure
• Carbon capture and sequestration
• Shale gas utilization
• Advanced separations (membranes, ionic liquids)
• Machine learning for bridging timescales

Recent publications highlight his work in:

• Energy storage system optimization
• Refrigerant separation using ionic liquids
• Frequency regulation market economics
• PID control algorithms with stochastic programming
• Multi-scale electricity market frameworks

Selected scientific awards include:

• James A. Burns, C.S.C., Award (2025)
• NSF CAREER award (2020)

He teaches courses in data analytics, optimization, and control at both undergraduate and graduate levels. His lab develops mathematical modeling frameworks for resilient energy infrastructures.