Francis J. Doyle III explained

Francis J. Doyle III
Office:Provost, Brown University
Predecessor:Richard Locke
Spouse:Diana Rodriguez
Children:3
Profession:College administrator, Academic
Birth Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education:Princeton University (BSE)
Cambridge University (MSc)
California Institute of Technology (PhD)

Francis "Frank" J. Doyle III (born 1963) is an American engineer and academic administrator. He is a professor of Engineering and provost of Brown University.

Biography

Francis J. Doyle III was born in Philadelphia in 1963. His family moved to Newark, Delaware, when Francis was 2. His father worked as a chemical engineer.[1]

Doyle completed his undergraduate studies at Princeton University in 1985, receiving a B.S.E. in chemical engineering. He received a M.S. (C.P.G.S.) in chemical engineering from Cambridge University in 1986, and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the California Institute of Technology in 1991.

Prior to his appointment at UCSB, Doyle was a professor in the department of chemical engineering at the University of Delaware (1997–2002),[2] and was a professor in the School of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University (1992–1997).[3] Between his graduate studies and his first academic appointment, he completed postdoctoral studies at the DuPont Company.

Doyle was dean of the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences from 2015 to 2023.

In 2021, Doyle was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for insights into natural biological control systems and innovative engineering of diabetes control devices.

Doyle began his tenure as 14th provost of Brown University in July 2023.[4]

Honors and recognition

Doyle has received a number of honors throughout his career, including:

He has also held leadership positions in professional societies including the IEEE (as President of the Control Systems Society) and as Vice President of the International Federation for Automatic Control (IFAC), among others.

Personal life

Frank is married to Diana Rodriguez, and they have 3 children.[3] In his free time, Frank enjoys racing sailboats, and has competed in a number of regattas during and since college, including the 2011 Transpac Race. His other hobby is refereeing soccer, and he is currently certified in several organizations including AYSO (National Referee), U.S Soccer (Grade 7 Referee), and NISOA.

Notes and References

  1. Staff . C. E. E. . 2000-07-01 . Frank Doyle, III: Reflections From His Friends and Colleagues . Chemical Engineering Education . en . 34 . 3 . 192–197 . 2165-6428.
  2. Web site: May 14, 2015 . A new dean for SEAS .
  3. Web site: June 17, 2015 . Incoming dean, rising School .
  4. News: Clark . Brian . Accomplished engineer, academic leader Francis J. Doyle III appointed 14th provost of Brown University . 10 March 2024 . Brown University . 15 December 2022.
  5. Web site: Frank Doyle elected to the National Academy of Medicine. October 17, 2016. www.seas.harvard.edu.
  6. Web site: Premier Control Society Honors Frank Doyle | www.icb.ucsb.edu. www.icb.ucsb.edu.
  7. Web site: AAAS Members Elected as Fellows | AAAS - the World's Largest General Scientific Society . 2017-06-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180913040407/https://www.aaas.org/news/2011/01/11/aaas-members-elected-fellows . 2018-09-13 . dead .
  8. Web site: Fellow Directory - AIMBE.
  9. Web site: IFAC Fellows — IFAC · International Federation of Automatic Control. www.ifac-control.org.
  10. Web site: CSS IEEE Fellows | IEEE Control Systems Society . 2017-06-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170722182419/http://ieeecss.org/member-activities/css-ieee-fellows#2008 . 2017-07-22 . dead .
  11. Web site: Call for Nominations. www.castdiv.org.
  12. Web site: Center for Control, Dynamical-Systems, and Computation (CCDC) | UC Santa Barbara - College of Engineering . 2017-06-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150922053427/http://bradbury2.ece.ucsb.edu/?q=awards_by_date . 2015-09-22 . dead .
  13. Web site: Professor Francis J. Doyle III : The Doyle Group.