Francis J. Doyle III

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.

Francis J. Doyle III
Provost of Brown University
Incumbent
Assumed office July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01)
Preceded by	Richard M. Locke
Personal details
Born	1963 (age 61–62) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Spouse	Diana Rodriguez
Children	3
Education	Princeton University (BSE) Cambridge University (MSc) California Institute of Technology (PhD)
Profession	College administrator, Academic

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.Sc. (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.^[4][2]

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:

• National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Member, 2021
• National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Member, 2016^[5]
• AACC Control Engineering Practice Award, 2015^[6]
• American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow, 2011^[7]
• American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering Fellow, 2009^[8]
• International Federation of Automatic Control Fellow, 2009^[9]
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Fellow, 2008^[10]
• Computing in Chemical Engineering Award (AIChE CAST Division), 2005^[11]
• Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow, 2001-2002^[12]
• ASEE Ray Fahien Award, 2000^[12]
• Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award, 1996–1999^[13]
• ASEE Section Outstanding Teacher Award (Illinois/Indiana), 1996^[13]
• National Science Foundation National Young Investigator Award, 1992–1997^[13]

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.