Dr. Douglas Allaire is an Associate Professor and Sallie and Don Davis ’61 Faculty Fellow in the J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University where he directs the Computational Design Lab (CDL).  He holds B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His current research focuses on the development of computational methods for the analysis, design, and operation of complex systems.  He is specifically interested in uncertainty quantification, multidisciplinary design optimization, and machine learning and has recently applied his research to unmanned aerial vehicle systems and the design and discovery of advanced materials.  He is the recipient of several awards, including the 2018 ASME Computers and Information in Engineering Division Young Engineer Award and the ASME DAC Best Paper award in 2018.