Research Interests
Gasdynamics
Aerothermochemistry
High-speed aerodynamics
Hypersonics
Unsteady aerodynamics
Aero-propulsion
Turbulence modeling
Numerical simulations
Instrumentation development
Wind tunnel design

Dr. Bowersox is a fellow of the ASME, fellow of the AIAA, member of the American Chemical Society, member of the American Physical Society, and member of the Optical Society of America. He is also an member of the AIAA Hypersonic Program Committee (HyTASP) and he is a US National committee member of the International Society of Air Breathing Engines. Dr. Bowersox is a DoD Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellow. Dr. Bowersox is a member of the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board,

His awards include Ford Professorship I, 2014 - Present; TEES Research Professorship II, 2013 - 2014; Texas A&M Brocket Professorship Award, 2010; Texas A&M College of Engineering Fellow, 2009; Texas A&M Engineering ’43 Webb Faculty Fellow, 2005; The Lockheed Martin Excellence in Teaching Award, Texas A&M University, 2004; AIAA Outstanding Aerospace Engineering Faculty Member at the Un of Alabama, 1999, 2001; Five US Air Force Scientific Achievement Awards 1996-1997; Col. Charles A. Stone Award for Leadership at US AFIT, 1995; Phi Kappa Phi and Sigma Gamma Tau Honor Societies; Scholastic All American, 1988; Lucille and Gilbert Seay Academic Scholarship, 1987