Douglas Adams (engineer)

{{short description|American engineer|bot=PearBOT 5}}

Douglas Edward Adams is an American engineer, currently the Distinguished Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Daniel F. Flowers at Vanderbilt University, and also a published author. He was named a Fellow of the Society for Experimental Mechanics in 2021.{{Cite web|title=Society for Experimental Mechanics|url=https://sem.org/awardsfellow|access-date=2021-12-20|website=sem.org}} He is also a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.{{Cite web |url=http://engineering.vanderbilt.edu/bio/douglas-adams |title=Douglas Adams |publisher=vanderbilt.edu |accessdate=December 11, 2016}}{{Cite web |url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=YNWAz_AAAAAJ&hl=en |title=Douglas Adams |accessdate=December 11, 2016}} He was the recipient of a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers in 2001 while a professor at Purdue University.

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